Search for dissertations about: "cross-linguistic study"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words cross-linguistic study.

2. 1. Orientation and motion in the world’s languages : From field studies to cross-linguistic comparison

   Author : Maja Robbers; Harald Hammarström; Anetta Kopecka; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; spatial relations; motion events; diversity linguistics; language typology; frames of reference; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Abstract : Human life frequently involves spatial orientation and motion, and natural languages express manifold aspects of spatial perception in diverse ways. The articles included in this thesis delve into several of these aspects and explore space and motion from multiple perspectives, ranging from a dedicated field study of within-language variation systems to cross-linguistic comparisons of various orientation and motion aspects. READ MORE

4. 2. A corpus-based contrastive study of the passive and related constructions in English and Swedish

   Author : Anna-Lena Fredriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; passive construction; active; middle; intransitive; contrastive study; cross-linguistic study; corpus-based; parallel corpus; translation; Swedish; English; network; transitivity; animacy; agent; patient; fiction; non-fiction; theme-rheme;

   Abstract : The present study investigates the passive and related constructions in English and Swedish. It is a bi-directional study that uses empirical fiction and non-fiction material in the form of original texts and their translations from the English-Swedish Parallel Corpus. READ MORE

5. 3. Reading, spelling and silent speech: Exploring literacy in children with severe speech and physical impairment

   Author : Maria Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; phonological awareness; reading; spelling; memory; speech impairment; cross-linguistic; cerebral palsy.;

   Abstract : Most children with severe speech and physical impairment (SSPI) find it difficult to reach a functional level of literacy. This thesis aimed at exploring literacy in children with SSPI from two different linguistic environments, examining the importance of phonological awareness, memory abilities and characteristics of the spoken language. READ MORE

6. 4. On L1 Attrition and Prosody in Pronominal Anaphora Resolution

   Author : Chiara Gargiulo; Italienska; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pronominal anaphora resolution; L1 attrition; Prosody; Processing; cross-linguistic influence;

   Abstract : This thesis is a collection of four studies on pronominal anaphora resolution with a focus on first language (L1) attrition and prosody. In Study I, we explored the temporariness of attrition effects on anaphora resolution in L1 Italian speakers who moved to Sweden after puberty (i.e., late bilinguals). READ MORE

7. 5. Learning of Definiteness by Belarusian Students of Swedish as a Foreign Language : Inlärning av bestämdhet hos svenskstuderande i Belarus

   Author : Anders Agebjörn; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second-language acquisition; third-language acquisition; Russian; English; Swedish; definiteness; noun phrase; implicit and explicit knowledge; cross-linguistic influence; language-learning aptitude; complexity; input frequency;

   Abstract : Through a series of studies, this thesis investigates the learning of definiteness in Russian-speaking students of Swedish. A communicative, oral-production task elicited modified and non-modified noun phrases in indefinite and definite contexts. READ MORE