Search for dissertations about: "pronouns"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word pronouns.

  2. 21. Mastering the question : the acquisition of interrogative clauses by Finnish-speaking children

    Author : Raija Kangassalo; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Finnish; child language development; acquisition; interrogative clause; wh-questions; yes no- questions; disjunctive questions; wh-question word; interrogative particle; discourse function;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to chart the development of interrogative syntax among Finnish-speaking children between the ages of 1 to 4 years living in Sweden. The material consists of language samples taken from eleven Sweden-Finnish children with Finnish as their first language. READ MORE

  4. 22. The Subject of the Verbal Gerund : A Study of Variation in English

    Author : Susanna Lyne; Merja Kytö; Hilde Hasselgård; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; BNC; British National Corpus; corpus linguistics; genitive; genre; gerund; ing-form; Late Modern English; linguistic variation; multivariate analysis; possessive; prescriptivism; Present-day English; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This study deals with variation between possessive/genitive and objective/plain forms of the subject of the verbal gerund clause (VGC) in Present-day and Late Modern British English, as in Would you object to my [me] paying her a visit? and Poor timing of spoonfuls can lead to the child’s [the child] feeling frustrated. According to the traditional prescriptivist view, the possessive/genitive form is the preferred variant. READ MORE

  5. 23. One of a kind. The processing of indefinite one-anaphora in spoken Danish

    Author : Philip Diderichsen; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Accessibility; Referring expressions; Eye-tracking; Givenness; Spoken Danish; Visual World paradigm; Definiteness; Spoken language processing;

    Abstract : It is a hallmark of natural language use that the way we talk about something reflects how it is represented in the mind of our conversation partner. This thesis studies the use and cognitive processing of referring expressions like one in comparison with other expression types in spoken Danish. READ MORE

  6. 24. A parametric grammar of Seediq

    Author : Arthur Holmer; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Austronesian; Atayalic; Formosan; Seediq; Sediq; subject-focus; Taiwan; Linguistics; Lingvistik; template; autosegmental phonology; morphophonology; markedness; morphology; word order; parametric variation; Case-theory; syntax; GB theory; voice; agreement; parameters;

    Abstract : Seediq is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan. It has several characteristics which are typologically unusual but typical for Austronesian languages. VOS word order, subject-focus (i.e. READ MORE

  7. 25. Hybrid Methods for Coreference Resolution in Swedish

    Author : Kristina Nilsson; Martin Volk; Mats Wirén; Christer Johansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; coreference resolution; coreference; anaphora; discourse processing; Computational linguistics; Datorlingvistik; datorlingvistik; Computational Linguistics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to improve coreference resolution in Swedish by providing a hybrid approach based on combining data-driven methods and linguistic knowledge. Coreference resolution here consists in identifying all expressions in a text that have the same referent, for example, a person or an object. READ MORE