Search for dissertations about: "discourse processing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words discourse processing.
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1. Picture Viewing and Picture Description: Two Windows on the Mind
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
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2. Representations of discourse : cognitive and computational aspects
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
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3. Processing noun phrases in natural discourse
Abstract : This thesis is about the use and interpretation of referential expressions in discourse. Referential expressions are, simply put, those words and phrases in language that can be used for referring to persons, objects, phenomena, times, places and other 'things'. READ MORE
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4. Discourse in Statistical Machine Translation
Abstract : This thesis addresses the technical and linguistic aspects of discourse-level processing in phrase-based statistical machine translation (SMT). Connected texts can have complex text-level linguistic dependencies across sentences that must be preserved in translation. However, the models and algorithms of SMT are pervaded by locality assumptions. READ MORE
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5. Far right, right here : interconnections of discourse, platforms, and users in the digital mainstream
Abstract : Background: This thesis explores the far right online beyond the study of political parties and extremist far-right sites and content. Specifically, it focuses on the proliferation of far-right discourse among ‘ordinary’ internet users in mainstream digital settings. READ MORE