Search for dissertations about: "language documentation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words language documentation.

  2. 1. Towards a grammar of spoken South Saami

    Author : Richard Kowalik; Ljuba Veselinova; Henrik Liljegren; Matti Miestamo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; South Saami; Saamic languages; grammar; phonology; morphology; syntax; language description; language documentation; fieldwork; heritage language; minority language; Åarjelsaemien gïele; grammatihke; Sydsamiska; samiska språk; grammatik; Sørsamisk; grammatikk; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : This thesis is a grammatical description of South Saami, a Uralic language traditionally spoken in central Sweden and Norway. South Saami has today around 500 speakers, many of whom live far from each other. The language has the status of an official language in Norway and is an officially recognized minority language in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dietetic documentation : Content, language and the meaning of standardization in Swedish dietitians’ patient record notes

    Author : Elin Lövestam; Agneta Andersson; Alison Steiber; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nutrition informatics; dietitians; Nutrition Care Process; patient records; professionalization; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore dietetic notes in Swedish patient records regarding content, language and the meaning of standardization.Firstly, an audit instrument for dietetic notes in patient records, Diet-NCP-Audit, was elaborated and tested. READ MORE

  5. 3. A comparative study of Yucatec Maya Sign Languages

    Author : Josefina Safar; Johanna Mesch; Olivier Le Guen; Victoria Nyst; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Yucatec Maya Sign Language; Yucatec Maya; Mexico; Mesoamerica; shared sign language; village sign language; language emergence; language evolution; sociolinguistic variation; gesture-sign interface; grammaticalisation; lexicalisation; cardinal numbers; size-and-shape specifiers; translanguaging; noun-verb distinction; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : In my dissertation, I focus on the documentation and comparison of indigenous sign languages in Yucatán, Mexico. I conducted fieldwork in four Yucatec Maya communities with a high incidence of deafness. READ MORE

  6. 4. A grammar of Kalamang : The Papuan language of the Karas Islands

    Author : Eline Visser; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Papuan languages; linguistics; language; syntax; semantics; phonology; morphology; language documentation; descriptive linguistics; Indonesia;

    Abstract : This thesis is a grammar of Kalamang, a Papuan language of western New Guinea in the east of Indonesia. It is spoken by around 130 people on the biggest of the Karas Islands. This grammar is based on 11 months of fieldwork. READ MORE

  7. 5. Shades of Certainty : Annotation and Classification of Swedish Medical Records

    Author : Sumithra Velupillai; Hercules Dalianis; Martin Hassel; Sabine Bergler; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Clinical documentation; Certainty level classification; Annotation; E-health; Corpus creation; De-identification; Speculative language; Medical Records; Swedish; Natural Language Processing; Language Technology; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Access to information is fundamental in health care. This thesis presents research on Swedish medical records with the overall goal of building intelligent information access tools that can aid health personnel, researchers and other professions in their daily work, and, ultimately, improve health care in general. READ MORE