Search for dissertations about: "linguistic knowledge"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 114 swedish dissertations containing the words linguistic knowledge.
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1. Knowledge predication : A semantic typology
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
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2. Knowledge based perceptual anchoring : grounding percepts to concepts in cognitive robots
Abstract : A successful articial cognitive agent needs to integrate its perception of the environment with reasoning and actuation. A key aspect of this integration is the perceptual-symbolic correspondence, which intends to give meaning to the concepts the agent refers to { known as Anchoring. However, perceptual representations alone (e.g. READ MORE
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3. Studies in knowledge representation : modeling change - the frame problem : pictures and words
Abstract : In two studies, the author attempts to develop a general symbol theoretical approach to knowledge representation.The first study, Modeling change -the frame problem, critically examines the - so far unsuccessful - attempts to solve the notorious frame problem. READ MORE
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4. The Knowledgeable Parent : Ideologies of Communication in Swedish Health Discourse
Abstract : This thesis explores the communication of health knowledge among new parents in Sweden. Based on three separate studies, the thesis employs a selection of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches, mainly originating from mediated discourse analysis and linguistic anthropology. READ MORE
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5. Accountability and the making of knowledge statements : a study of academic discourse
Abstract : This study investigates the manifestation of speaker accountability in connection with knowledge statements in two different kinds of academic discourse. The study focuses on knowledge statements which feature a set of knowledge stating verbs, namely argue, claim, suggest, propose, maintain, assume and believe. READ MORE