Search for dissertations about: "language errors"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 100 swedish dissertations containing the words language errors.
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1. Developing and Evaluating Language Tools for Writers and Learners of Swedish
Abstract : Skrivande och skrivet språk är idag en viktig del av många människors liv, i datorns ordbehandlare, i e-postprogram och i chattkanaler på Internet. Skrivet språk har blivit mer eller mindre en förutsättning för människors dagliga kommunikation. Denna utveckling av samhället leder till ökade behov av att på olika sätt hantera text. READ MORE
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2. Automatic Detection of Grammar Errors in Primary School Children's Texts. A Finite State Approach
Abstract : This thesis concerns the analysis of grammar errors in Swedish texts written by primary school children and the development of a finite state system for finding such errors. Grammar errors are more frequent for this group of writers than for adults and the distribution of the error types is different in children's texts. READ MORE
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3. Acquisition of reference to self and others in Greek Sign Language : From pointing gesture to pronominal pointing signs
Abstract : This dissertation explores the emergence of the linguistic use of pointing as first- and non-first-person pronoun in Greek Sign Language. Despite the similarity in form between the pointing gesture and pronominal pointing signs, children acquiring sign language pass through the same stages and acquire personal pronouns at about the same age as children acquiring spoken language. READ MORE
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4. Grammatical correctness and communicative ability : a performance analysis of the written and spoken English of Swedish learners
Abstract : Written and oral material produced by a group of low-achieving learners of English from the 2-year lines of the Swedish upper secondary school was analysed from the perspective of grammatical correctness and communicative ability. The grammatical analysis focussed on the verb phrase and tests included both free production in speech and writing and elicitation tests. READ MORE
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5. Modelling Phone-Level Pronunciation in Discourse Context
Abstract : Analytic knowledge about the systematic variation in a language has an important place in the description of the language. Such knowledge is interesting e.g. in the language teaching domain, as a background for various types of linguistic studies, and in the development of more dynamic speech technology applications. READ MORE