Search for dissertations about: "linguistic adaptation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words linguistic adaptation.
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1. Thoughts in Motion : The Role of Long-Term L1 and Short-Term L2 Experience when Talking and Thinking of Caused Motion
Abstract : This thesis is about whether language affects thinking. It deals with the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which proposes that the language we speak influences the way we think. This hypothesis is investigated in the domain of caused motion (e.g. READ MORE
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2. Linguistic Adaptations in Spoken Human-Computer Dialogues - Empirical Studies of User Behavior
Abstract : This thesis addresses the question of how speakers adapttheir language when they interact with a spoken dialoguesystem. In humanhuman dialogue, people continuously adaptto their conversational partners at different levels. READ MORE
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3. Evaluating Readability on Mobile Devices
Abstract : The thesis presents findings from five readability studies performed on mobile devices. The dynamic Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) format has been enhanced with regard to linguistic adaptation and segmentation as well as eye movement modeling. READ MORE
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4. Predicting Linguistic Structure with Incomplete and Cross-Lingual Supervision
Abstract : Contemporary approaches to natural language processing are predominantly based on statistical machine learning from large amounts of text, which has been manually annotated with the linguistic structure of interest. However, such complete supervision is currently only available for the world's major languages, in a limited number of domains and for a limited range of tasks. READ MORE
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5. Functional communication and non-linguistic factors in severe aphasia : Associations and assessment
Abstract : Severe post-stroke aphasia implies impairment of the ability to speak and write, and impairments of language comprehension, severely restricting the communication of the individual. Intervention in severe aphasia often entails aiming for access to meaningful social interaction and participation, in spite of the linguistic impairments. READ MORE