Search for dissertations about: "conversational organization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words conversational organization.

2. 1. Code-switching for all practical purposes : Bilingual organization of children's play

   Author : Jakob Cromdal; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Childhood bilingualism; Code-switching; Play dialogues; Social interaction; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : This study examines bilingual children's code-switching practices as they occur in multiparty play activities in an English school in Sweden. By focusing on the endogenous organization of play events, the study contributes to our understanding of bilingualism as both resource for and result of children's social conduct. READ MORE

4. 2. Interpreting as interaction : On dialogue-interpreting in immigration hearings and medical encounters

   Author : Cecilia Wadensjö; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; discourse analysis; conversational organization; dialogue interpreting; community interpreting; participation framcwork; presentation of self; miscommunication; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on twenty recorded encounters involving, on the one hand Russian speaking laymen, on the other Swedish-speaking representatives of public institutions -- police-officers, nurses and doctors -- and, "in the middle" Dialogue Interpreters.The normative role (Goffman) of a professional Dialogue Interpreter, i.e. READ MORE

5. 3. How can I help you? : The delivery of e-government services by means of a digital assistant

   Author : Matthew M. Raoufi; Olov Forsgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Informatics; computer and systems science; Digital assistant; E-government; E-services; Embodied Conversational Agent; Accessibility; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap; computer and systems sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the delivery of government services to citizens with a particula r emphasis on enabling those who are at risk of exclusion from the digital society to gain access to it. Following in this direction, one of the frequently addressed issues concerning the accessibility of e-services and information in government websites is found to be the users’ unawareness concerning the location of the desired information or service. 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. 'Getting' it Together In Joint Directed Action

   Author : Christina Mauléon; Philippe Lorino; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; emotion; interpretational-relational; language discourse; Joint Directed Action; meaning making sensemaking; quality sciences; relational landscape; identity; action.;

   Abstract : This thesis is focused upon investigating how come activities in organizations are sometimes not aligned with an objective at hand, be it a project goal, safety, quality or other. When something goes wrong, where are the answers to be found? In the pursuit to examine these questions further, the aim of the thesis has been to investigate meaning making in action as this can increase an understanding of how actors may continuously align their actions, collective and/or individual, with a common goal – this process here being called Joint Directed Action (JDA). READ MORE