Search for dissertations about: "linguistics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 463 swedish dissertations containing the word linguistics.

2. 11. The 2014 scottish independence referendum in text, image and thought

   Author : Robin Engström; Diane Pecorari; Charlotte Hommerberg; Atsuko Ichijo; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cognitive linguistics; ideological morphology; legitimation; metaphor; metonymy; nationalism; political discourse; political theory; unionism; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Lingvistik; Linguistics;

   Abstract : In 2014, a referendum was held in Scotland in order to decide the country’s constitutional future. The referendum was the climax of years of campaigning that gave rise to a rich body of political discourse. READ MORE

4. 12. Gesture as a Communication Strategy in Second Language Discourse : A Study of Learners of French and Swedish

   Author : Marianne Gullberg; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second language acquisition; communication strategies; applied linguistics; gestures; Lingvistik; Linguistics; French; Swedish;

   Abstract : Gesture is always mentioned in descriptions of compensatory behaviour in second language discourse, yet it has never been adequately integrated into any theory of Communication Strategies (CSs). This study suggests a method for achieving such an integration. READ MORE

5. 13. Rhythm and Intonation in Halh Mongolian

   Author : Anastasia Karlsson; Fonetik; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Jämförande lingvistik; typology; Comparative linguistics; rhythm; prosodi; syllabification; Mongolian; Linguistics; Allmän språkvetenskap Lingvistik; Phonetics; phonology; fonologi; Fonetik; språktypologi; Finno-Ugrian and Altaic languages; Finsk-ugriska och altaiska språk;

   Abstract : This dissertation provides the first comprehensive account of the prosody of Halh (Khalkha) Mongolian as spoken in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Republic of Mongolia. The phonological description is based on acoustic analysis of speech data collected from nine Mongolian-speakers. READ MORE

6. 14. Towards a grammatical description of Palula : An Indo-Aryan language of the Hindu Kush

   Author : Henrik Liljegren; Östen Dahl; Joan L. G. Baart; Peter E. Hook; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Palula; Indo-Aryan; Dardic; Hindu Kush; Pakistan; Chitral; grammar; phonology; morphology; syntax; Linguistics; Lingvistik; General Linguistics; allmän språkvetenskap;

   Abstract : Avhandlingens syfte är att ge en grammatisk beskrivning av det indoariska språket palula, ett språk med ca 10000 talare i Chitraldistriktet i Pakistans nordvästprovins. Ingen tidigare studie har presenterat detta hittills mycket litet kända språk i detalj och med den omfattning som detta arbete gör. READ MORE

7. 15. Orientation and motion in the world’s languages : From field studies to cross-linguistic comparison

   Author : Maja Robbers; Harald Hammarström; Anetta Kopecka; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; spatial relations; motion events; diversity linguistics; language typology; frames of reference; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Abstract : Human life frequently involves spatial orientation and motion, and natural languages express manifold aspects of spatial perception in diverse ways. The articles included in this thesis delve into several of these aspects and explore space and motion from multiple perspectives, ranging from a dedicated field study of within-language variation systems to cross-linguistic comparisons of various orientation and motion aspects. READ MORE