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2. 1. Idioms Unlimited. A study of non-canonical forms of English verbal idioms in the British National Corpus

   Author : Elisabeth Gustawsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English; idiom; corpus; transparency; isomorphicity; modification; derivation; permutation; non-canonical; figurative;

   Abstract : The study is a corpus-based investigation of the semantic, lexical, and grammatical flexibility of English verbal idioms, focusing on qualitative analyses of examples of current British English usage. 300 verbal idioms - i.e. idioms that consist of a verb and a complement, e. READ MORE

4. 2. Out of Minimalism

   Author : Malin Hedlin Hayden; Peter Gillgren; Margareta Rossholm Lagerlöf; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; 1. Title. 2. Sculpture - twentieth century; notion of sculpture; aesthetics; figurative; abstract; applied minimalism. 3. Corporeal viewer. 4. Interpretation.; Konstvetenskap; Art; Konstvetenskap;

   Abstract : The dissertation involves a threefold investigation of sculpture. Firstly, the interpretations are focused on particular artworks by three British sculptors: Antony Gormley (b. 1950), Anish Kapoor (b. 1954), and Rachel Whiteread (b. READ MORE

5. 3. Minding metaphors : using figurative language in learning to represent

   Author : Niklas Pramling; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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6. 4. English Colour Terms in Context

   Author : Anders Steinvall; Gunnar Persson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; basic colour terms; elaborate colour terms; cognitive linguistics; metonymy; domain; context; markedness; figurative meaning; type modification; classifying function; vantage; reference point; attribute; entrenchment; radial category; corpus; English language; Engelska språket; engelska; English;

   Abstract : This thesis examines usage of English colour terms in context, based on an extensive computerised text corpus, the Bank of English. It describes the ways in which English colour terms may be used to refer to nuances outside their normal area of designation and to attributes outside the colour domain. READ MORE

7. 5. Mathematical Reasoning : In physics and real-life context

   Author : Helena Johansson; Mats Andersson; Jesper Boesen; Morten Blomhøj; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Creative mathematical reasoning; Descriptive statistics; Differential item functioning; Figurative context; Imitative reasoning; Mathematical Reasoning Requirements; Mathematics tasks; National tests; Physics tasks; Real-life context; T-test; Upper secondary school; Creative mathematical reasoning; Descriptive statistics; Differential item functioning; Figurative context; Imitative reasoning; Mathematical Reasoning Requirements; Mathematics tasks; National tests; Physics tasks; Real-life context; T-test; Upper secondary school;

   Abstract : This thesis is a compilation of four papers in which mathematical reasoning is examined in various contexts, in which mathematics is an integral part. It is known from previous studies that a focus on rote learning and procedural mathematical reasoning hamper students’ learning of mathematics. READ MORE