Search for dissertations about: "linguistic features"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 swedish dissertations containing the words linguistic features.

2. 1. Techniques for analyzing digital environments from a security perspective

   Author : Amendra Shrestha; Lisa Kaati; Adam Wierzbicki; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : digital communities; machine learning; text analysis; linguistic features; linguistic analysis; warning behaviors; Internet; social media; extremism; terrorism; psychological state; author identification; alias matching; Computer Science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : The development of the Internet and social media has exploded in the last couple of years. Digital environments such as social media and discussion forums provide an effective method of communication and are used by various groups in our societies. READ MORE

4. 2. I see what you mean

   Author : Katarina Heimann Mühlenbock; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; readability; text complexity; computational linguistics; language resources; language technology; linguistic features; LIX; SVIT; corpus linguistics; text classification; quantitative methods; natural language processing; multilevel text analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to identify linguistic factors that affect readability and text comprehension, viewed as a function of text complexity. Features at various linguistic levels suggested in existing literature are evaluated, including the Swedish readability formula LIX. READ MORE

5. 3. Evidential marking in spoken English : Linguistic functions and gender variation

   Author : Erika Berglind Söderqvist; Merja Kytö; Angela Hoffman; Marta Carretero; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Evidentiality; spoken language; English; corpus linguistics; gender; style; pragmatics; sociolinguistics; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the marking of evidentiality in spoken British English. Evidentiality is the linguistic expression of whether and how a speaker/writer has access to evidence for or against the truth of a proposition, and it is usually manifested in the form of sensory evidentiality (e.g. I saw Sam leave), hearsay evidentiality (e. READ MORE

6. 4. Predicting Linguistic Structure with Incomplete and Cross-Lingual Supervision

   Author : Oscar Täckström; Joakim Nivre; Jussi Karlgren; Ryan McDonald; Hal Daumé III; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; linguistic structure prediction; structured prediction; latent-variable model; semi-supervised learning; multilingual learning; cross-lingual learning; indirect supervision; partial supervision; ambiguous supervision; part-of-speech tagging; dependency parsing; named-entity recognition; sentiment analysis; Computational Linguistics; Datorlingvistik;

   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

7. 5. Medical decision-making in Alzheimer’s disease : a linguistic approach

   Author : Sara Stormoen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Objectives. To explore medical decision-making capacity (MDC) for research participation, in patients with Alzheimer's disease, using a linguistic approach and including comparable groups. Materials and Methods. READ MORE