Search for dissertations about: "language behavior"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 138 swedish dissertations containing the words language behavior.

2. 1. Individuals with autism spectrum disorders : teaching, language, and screening

   Author : Fredrika Miranda-Linné; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Autism; autism spectrum disorders; Autism Behavior Checklist; language; test construction; factor analysis; teaching; discrete-trial; incidental teaching; generalization; spontaneous usage; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Clinical Physiology; klinisk fysiologi;

   Abstract : The present dissertation on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) addressed several questions. First, the behavioral symptoms of speaking and mute individuals with ASD were compared on the Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC), a commonly used diagnostic instrument. In addition, questions about the construction of the ABC were investigated. READ MORE

4. 2. Political corrections : Language activism and regimentation among high school youth

   Author : Henning Årman; Rickard Jonsson; Tommaso Milani; Sari Pietikäinen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Youth studies; language activism; school ethnography; language policy; linguistic landscapes; language socialization linguistic anthropology; affect; language ideology; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap; Child and Youth Studies;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with senior high school students’ language activism and their efforts to navigate linguistic norms and language ideological geographies in contemporary Sweden. Guided by the traditions of child and youth studies (e.g., James & Prout, 1990) and linguistic anthropology (e. READ MORE

5. 3. Typical and atypical language development in Turkish-Swedish bilingual children aged 4–7

   Author : Buket Öztekin; Ute Bohnacker; Aylin Küntay; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; bilingualism; Turkish; Swedish; preschool children; MAIN; CLT; language input; vocabulary; macrostructure; language impairment; atypical language development;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the vocabulary and narrative macrostructure skills of 102 typically-developing (TD) 4- to 7-year-old Turkish-Swedish bilingual children (cross-sectional), the development of these skills over time from age 4 to 6 in a subgroup of 10 children (longitudinal), and six Turkish-Swedish children with a language impairment (LI) diagnosis (clinical). The children’s health, family and language backgrounds, their language use and input patterns are explored through parental questionnaires, family interviews, and interviews with teachers and speech-language pathologists. READ MORE

6. 4. Dialogue Behavior Management in Conversational Recommender Systems

   Author : Pontus Wärnestål; Arne Jönsson; Lars Degerstedt; Robert Dale; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Natural Language Interaction; Dialogue Systems; Recommender Systems; Dialogue Strategy Management; User Modeling; Preference Management; Computational linguistics; Datorlingvistik;

   Abstract : This thesis examines recommendation dialogue, in the context of dialogue strategy design for conversational recommender systems. The purpose of a recommender system is to produce personalized recommendations of potentially useful items from a large space of possible options. READ MORE

7. 5. Talking With Each Other : The Role of Language Environment Factors on Early Language Development From Different Perspectives

   Author : Sandra Nyberg; Sally Wiggins Young; Örjan Dahlström; Malin Bergström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child; Interaction; Language development; Language environment; Linguistic input; Mental state talk; Mind-mindedness; Parent; Barn; Förälder; Interaktion; Mentala tillstånd; Mind-mindedness; Språkmiljö; Språkutveckling;

   Abstract : A crucial aspect of children’s language development is the language environment, and parental and home environment factors are particularly important during the early years. The overarching aim of this thesis was to investigate typically developed young children’s language development in relation to parental and family home language environment fac-tors. READ MORE