Search for dissertations about: "gender-related terms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words gender-related terms.

  2. 1. Gender-Related Terms in English Depositions, Examinations and Journals, 1670–1720

    Author : Sara Lilja; Merja Kytö; Pia Norell; Thomas Kohnen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : English language; adjectives; corpus linguistics; A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560–1760; demonstratives; depositions; Early Modern English; examinations; female; gender; gender-related terms; historical sociolinguistics; journals; male; Salem Witchcraft Papers; Engelska; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on gender-related terms as well as adjectives and demonstratives in connection with these terms used in texts from the period 1670–1720. The material in the study has been drawn from both English and American sources and comes from three text categories: depositions, examinations and journals. READ MORE

  4. 2. Reproductive Biology and Population Genetics of Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.)

    Author : Grazyna Bochenek; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Fraxinus excelsior; delayed fertilization; functional dioecy; gender-related grow difference; inbreeding; tree-rings; non random mating; wind-pollination;

    Abstract : Common Ash, Fraxinus excelsior L. (Oleaceae) is a wind-pollinated, wind-dispersed, deciduous tree, commonly occurring throughout Central and Northern Europe. The thesis addresses several questions concerning reproductive biology and factors influencing the genetic richness of ash stands. READ MORE

  5. 3. The experience of angina pectoris characteristics and coping with coronary heart disease illustrated by Iranian patients from a gender-related perspective

    Author : Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Chest pain;

    Abstract : Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major cause of death for both men and women around the world. Therefore, it is of great importance to identify effective ways and plans to prevent CHD and to ensure patients with Angina Pectoris (AP) seek medical care. READ MORE

  6. 4. Address Terms in Computer Mediated Communication: Email, Chat and Weblogs

    Author : Linnéa Anglemark; Merja Kytö; Christer Geisler; Geoffrey Leech; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the use of address phrases in three forms of computer mediated communication (CMC) in English. The aim of the study is to examine how people address each other in email, online chat and weblogs. READ MORE

  7. 5. Rethinking adequate housing for low-income women of the Global South : reflections on women initiated housing transformations to Masese Women Slum-Upgrading Housing Project, Jinja, Uganda

    Author : Eiman Elwidaa; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The global discourse on low-income housing promotes participation to provide slum dwellers of the Global South with adequate housing. Despite acknowledged women’s extra vulnerability to the substandard housing of slums, how their participation, or what design considerations support their housing adequacy, remains ambiguous. READ MORE