Search for dissertations about: "infinitives"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word infinitives.

2. 1. Relative infinitives in English

   Author : Christer Geisler; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska språket;

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4. 2. The Syntax of Tenselessness : On Copying Constructions in Swedish

   Author : Anna-Lena Wiklund; Görel Sandström; Lars-Olof Delsing; Anders Holmberg; Jan-Wouter Zwart; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Linguistics; infinitives; pseudocoordination; feature copying; restructuring; tense; underspecification; Lingvistik; Linguistics; Lingvistik; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates three construction types in Swedish where two (or more) verbs display identical inflectional morphology (COPYING) and share one overt subject. The constructions are referred to as (i) T(ENSE)M(OOD)A(SPECT)-COPYING complements, of the form John started and wrote (John started writing), (ii) PARTICIPLE COPYING complements, of the form John had been-able written (John had been able to write), and (iii) PSEUDOCOORDINATIONS, of the form John sat and wrote (John was writing). READ MORE

5. 3. “Speak your own language” : On tensions regarding Finnish in Sweden

   Author : Lasse Vuorsola; Jarmo Lainio; Päivi Juvonen; Sari Pietikäinen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; applied linguistics; language policy; linguistic landscape; spatial orientation; dialectal change; minority language; shortened infinitives in Finnish; orientations to language policy; finska; Finnish;

   Abstract : In this compilation dissertation I examine social tensions that relate to the Sweden Finnish minority and the Finnish language in Sweden. The dissertation is based on critical applied linguistics and I employ various related theoretical notions in the included articles. READ MORE