Search for dissertations about: "bilingual development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words bilingual development.

  2. 1. Bilingual memory : A lifespan approach

    Author : Sadegheh Moniri; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Judith Kroll; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bilingual model; children; elderly; memory; control; lexical selection; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Bilingualism and its effect on individuals have been studied within different disciplines. Although the first psychological study of bilingualism was couducted by Cattell as early as 1887, only a few studies have exclusively investigated the effect of bilingualism on memory systems’ functioning. READ MORE

  4. 2. Bilingual education cognitive development and school achievement : a study of the bilingual programs for Tibetan children

    Author : Yu Qiang; Katrin Goldstein Kyaga; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingualism; bilingual education; cognitive development; threshold hypothesis; study variable; covariates the third variables ; path analysis; direct effects; total effects.; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

    Abstract : This study examines the effects of two models of school bilingual programs on Tibetan children's cognitive development and school achievement.Based on the findings of empirical studies, Cummins' threshold theory was critically evaluated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Frontiers of Multilingual Grammar Development

    Author : Ramona Enache; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; multilingual grammar development; ontology verbalization; resource grammar development; hybrid machine translation; functional programming; domain specific languages;

    Abstract : The thesis explores a number of ways for developing multilingual grammars written in GF (Grammatical Framework). The goal is to enhance both the coverage of the grammars, in terms of content and number of languages, and to reduce the development effort by automating a larger part of the process. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bilingual and Monolingual Children's Narration : Discourse Strategies and Narrative Styles

    Author : Ingrid Andersson; Karin Aronsson; Shoshanna Blum-Kulka; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingual pre-school children; co-narration; repairs; cultural dispositions; participation; Children; Barn;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates twenty bilingual and twenty monolingual 6-year-old preschool children's discourse strategies and narrative styles. It is theoretically based on an interdiciplinary framework combining theories of narration with discourse theories. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Bilingual Lexicon from a Developmental Perspective : A Word Association Study of Persian-Swedish Bilinguals

    Author : Shidrokh Namei; Åke Viberg; Gisela Håkansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bilingual lexicon; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet;

    Abstract : Some studies have shown that the L1 mental lexicon is organized mainly on a semantic basis, while the organization of the L2 mental lexicon in the early stages of development is phonologically based, that is non-semantic, indicating a less profound lexical knowledge and eliciting a higher degree of nonnative-like associations. This study examines whether or not this is the case. READ MORE