Search for dissertations about: "lexical selection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words lexical selection.

  1. 1. Bilingual memory : A lifespan approach

    Author : Sadegheh Moniri; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Judith Kroll; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bilingual model; children; elderly; memory; control; lexical selection; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Bilingualism and its effect on individuals have been studied within different disciplines. Although the first psychological study of bilingualism was couducted by Cattell as early as 1887, only a few studies have exclusively investigated the effect of bilingualism on memory systems’ functioning. READ MORE

  2. 2. Lexical and Acoustic Modelling of Swedish Prosody

    Author : Johan Frid; Fonetik; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; phonology; Phonetics; stress; dialects; Swedish; word accents; letter-to-sound; text-to-speech; modelling; intonation; prosody; speech technology; Fonetik; fonologi; Scandinavian languages and literature; Nordiska språk språk och litteratur ;

    Abstract : Prosody and intonation are very important ingredients of human speech. In speech technology, text-to-speech (TTS) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems must incorporate prosodic models in order to reach acceptable performances. READ MORE

  3. 3. Knowledge predication : A semantic typology

    Author : Anna Sjöberg; Bernhard Wälchli; Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm; Volker Gast; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; semantic typology; constructional typology; semantic maps; knowledge; epistemology; parallel texts; language sampling; token-based typology; cognitive semantics; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : The present thesis is an investigation of the cross-linguistic expression of knowledge predication (‘He knows that it’s raining’, ‘she knows the boy’ etc.) Knowledge predication is investigated in parallel texts—specifically New Testament translations—in a genealogically and areally stratified variety sample of 83 languages. READ MORE

  4. 4. Automatic Detection of Grammar Errors in Primary School Children's Texts. A Finite State Approach

    Author : Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; grammar errors; spelling errors; punctuation; children s writing; Swedish; language checking; light parsing; finite state technology;

    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

  5. 5. Policy and implementation assurance for software security

    Author : John Wilander; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; IT-säkerhet; dataskydd; data protection; computer security; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : To build more secure software, accurate and consistent security requirements must be specified. We have investigated current practice by doing a field study of eleven requirement specifications on IT systems. READ MORE