Search for dissertations about: "language input"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 112 swedish dissertations containing the words language input.

2. 6. Exploring natural language processing for single-word and multi-word lexical complexity from a second language learner perspective

   Author : David Alfter; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; natural language processing; lexical complexity; CEFR; second language learning; machine learning; crowdsourcing;

   Abstract : In this thesis, we investigate how natural language processing (NLP) tools and techniques can be applied to vocabulary aimed at second language learners of Swedish in order to classify vocabulary items into different proficiency levels suitable for learners of different levels. In the first part, we use feature-engineering to represent words as vectors and feed these vectors into machine learning algorithms in order to (1) learn CEFR labels from the input data and (2) predict the CEFR level of unseen words. READ MORE

4. 7. 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

5. 8. Representation learning for natural language

   Author : Olof Mogren; RISE; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; artificial neural networks; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; deep learning; machine learning; summarization; representation learning;

   Abstract : Artificial neural networks have obtained astonishing results in a diverse number of tasks. One of the reasons for the success is their ability to learn the whole task at once (endto-end learning), including the representations for data. READ MORE

6. 9. Learning of definiteness in Belarusian students of Swedish as a foreign language

   Author : Anders Agebjörn; Åsa Wengelin; Micheal Sharwood Smith; University of Gothenburg; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second-language acquisition; third-language acquisition; Russian; English; Swedish; definiteness; noun phrase; implicit and explicit knowledge; cross-linguistic influence; language-learning aptitude; complexity; input frequency;

   Abstract : Through a series of studies, this thesis investigates the learning of definiteness in Russian-speaking students of Swedish. A communicative oral-production task elicited modified and non-modified noun phrases in indefinite and definite contexts. READ MORE

7. 10. 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