Search for dissertations about: "cognitive linguistics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words cognitive linguistics.

  2. 21. Representations of discourse : cognitive and computational aspects

    Author : Nils Dahlbäck; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This work is concerned with empirical studies of cognitive and computational aspects of discourse representations. A more specific aim is to contribute to the development of natural language interfaces for interaction with computers, especially the development of representations making possible a continuous interactive dialogue between user and system. READ MORE

  4. 22. What's in a dialogue? : On the dynamics of meaning-making in English conversation

    Author : Nele Pöldvere; Kognition och Discourse@Lund (SKD@L) Språk; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; spoken dialogue; constructions; stance-taking; intersubjectivity; engagement; prosody; language change; Cognitive-Functional Linguistics; corpus linguistics; London-Lund Corpus 2; reliability; experimentation;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with spoken dialogue and the dynamic negotiation of meaning in English conversation. It serves two aims, one theoretical and the other practical. READ MORE

  5. 23. Reasons for Language : Language and Analogical Reasoning Ability in Children with Cochlear Implants and Children with Typical Hearing

    Author : Michaela Socher; Björn Lyxell; Malin Wass; Rachel J. Ellis; Åsa Wengelin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; cochlear implants; analogical reasoning; cognitive training; expressive language; pragmatic language ability;

    Abstract : The usage-based model of language acquisition assumes that language is learned by its usage. General cognitive processes, especially analogical reasoning ability, are assumed to lead to the understanding of words and grammatical structures. READ MORE

  6. 24. Snakes and Ladders : Developmental Aspects of Lexical-Conceptual Relationships in the Multilingual Mental Lexicon

    Author : Lari-Valtteri Suhonen; Språkinlärning; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; third language acquisition; cross-linguistic influence; mental lexicon; multilingualism; psychotypology; L3; attrition; second language acquisition; SLA; TLA; transfer; concept; cognitive control; working memory; CLI; multidirectional; multilingual mental lexicon; MML; acquisition; learning; translation ambiguity; introspection; longitudinal;

    Abstract : One phenomenon causing issues for language learners in the form of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) is translation ambiguity (Eddington & Tokowicz, 2013). Translation ambiguity refers to a situation where word meanings are different in a speaker’s languages. READ MORE

  7. 25. Experience and Expertise in Conference Interpreting : An investigation of Swedish conference interpreters

    Author : Elisabet Tiselius; Birgitta Englund Dimitrova; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Åse Johnsen; Gun-Viol Vik; Ricardo Muñoz Martín; Norge Universitetet i Bergen Institutt for Fremmedspråk; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interpreting; translation; interpreting studies; translation studies; expertise; cognitive processes; tolkning; översättning; översättningsvetenskap; expertkunnande; kognitiva processer; Translation Studies; översättningsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Avhandlingen undersöker tolkningsprocessen och tolkprodukten hos konferenstolkar med olika lång tolkerfarenhet. Detta görs utifrån expertteorin (jmf Ericsson, Charness och Hoffman 2007) tillämpad på tolkning. READ MORE