Search for dissertations about: "cognition linguistics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words cognition linguistics.

  2. 1. Participating in a Story: Exploring Audience Cognition

    Author : Pierre Gander; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; memory; cognition; comprehension; Lingvistik; Psychology; Filosofi; Philosophy; computer games; interactive media; perspective; memory qualities; spatial cognition; fiction; narrative; cognitive science; linguistics; Psykologi; Applied and experimental psychology; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi;

    Abstract : Stories that the audience can influence (such as computer games and other interactive multimedia), in contrast to 'traditional' stories (such as books and cinema), present a challenge to fields which take narrative (story) as their study object. What is the difference between these two kinds of stories? Earlier theories have focused on differences in media, structure, or the audience's physical actions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Picture Viewing and Picture Description: Two Windows on the Mind

    Author : Jana Holsanova; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; discourse hierarchy; picture description; vision; picture viewing; information flow; discourse segmentation; discourse analysis; coherence; semantics; spatial and temporal relations; cognitive science; linguistics; cognitive linguistics; psycholinguistics; speech; cognition; multimodal communication; mental processes; eye movement protocol; focus of attention; spoken language protocol; information processing; scene perception; areas of interest;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I connect two disciplines, linguistics and vision research, and combine two methods, spoken language protocols and eye movement protocols, in order to cast light on the underlying cognitive processes. In a series of studies, I investigate the processual aspects of picture viewing and picture description. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Language Of Space : The Acquisition And Interpretation of Spatial Adpositions In English

    Author : Francesco-Alessio Ursini; Stephen Crain; Drew Khlentzos; Krizsta Szendroi; Na'ama Friedmann; Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science Faculty of Human Sciences Macquarie University; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Syntax; Semantics; Spatial Prepositions; Language Acquisition; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : This thesis by publication presents a study on English adpositions (e.g. to, in, at, from, in frontof, through). READ MORE

  6. 4. Interaction and Language Assessment in Aphasia and Dementia : A Comparative Perspective

    Author : Karin Myrberg; Christina Samuelsson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Heidi Hamilton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aphasia; Dementia; Assessment; Testing; Interaction; Language; Cognition;

    Abstract : Language problems in dementia resemble the symptoms of aphasia in many respects. A growing body of research discusses the cognitive deficits associated with aphasia. Despite common denominators, very little is written with a comparative perspective on the two clinical groups. READ MORE

  7. 5. Inference and Conversational Interaction. Pragmatic language disturbances related to stroke

    Author : Charlotta Saldert; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Right-hemisphere brain damage; Pragmatics; Cognition; Subtle language disorder; Attention; Working memory; Inference; Conversational interaction;

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