Search for dissertations about: "receptive size"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words receptive size.

  2. 1. The Relationship among Vocabulary Knowledge, Academic Achievement and the Lexical Richness in Writing in Swedish University Students of English

    Author : Zakaria Lemmouh; Philip Shaw; Britt Erman; Tess Fitzpatrick; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; vocabulary knowledge; depth; receptive size; productive size; Swedish university students; lexical richness; take-home essays; course grades; learners; Linguistics; Lingvistik; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

    Abstract : The main aims of the thesis are: to explore the development of Swedish university students’ vocabulary knowledge, size and depth and vocabulary use (i.e. lexical richness) in their written output, to examine the relationship between these, their relationship to examination grades, and to investigate how these relationships develop over time. READ MORE

  4. 2. Testing English Collocations : Developing Receptive Tests for Use with Advanced Swedish Learners

    Author : Henrik Gyllstad; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; foreign languages teaching; Applied linguistics; Språkinlärning; Language learning; vocabulary size; learning level; Swedish advanced learners of English; validity; second language vocabulary acquisition; test development; reliability; collocation; language testing; sociolinguistics; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ;

    Abstract : The research reported in this thesis has two main aims. The first aim is to develop tests capable of yielding reliable and valid scores of receptive knowledge of English collocations as a single construct, for use with advanced L2 learners of English. READ MORE

  5. 3. Children's Vocabulary Development : The role of parental input, vocabulary composition and early communicative skills

    Author : Christine Cox Eriksson; Eva Berglund; Ulla Sundberg; Ulla Ek; Susan Ellis Weismer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child language; vocabulary development; parent-child interaction; parental input; vocabulary composition; CDI; SECDI; CLAN; grammar; lexical-grammar relationships; communicative gestures; Sweden; specialpedagogik; Special Education; Utbildning och lärande;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the early vocabulary development of a sample of Swedish children in relation to parental input and early communicative skills. Three studies are situated in an overall description of early language development in children. READ MORE

  6. 4. Exploring Biologically-Inspired Interactive Networks for Object Recognition

    Author : Mohammad Saifullah; Arne Jönsson; Rita Kovordányi; Christian Balkenius; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Interactive neural networks; Biologically-Inspired models; Visual attention; Object recognition.; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with biologically-inspired interactive neural networks for the task of object recognition. Such networks offer an interesting alternative approach to traditional image processing techniques. Although the networks are very powerful classification tools, they are difficult to handle due to their bidirectional interactivity. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Development of Conversational Contingency : and Selected Pragmatic Abilities

    Author : David Pagmar; Tove Nilsson Gerholm; Östen Dahl; Julia Uddén; Ute Bohnacker; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; conversational contingency; first language acquisition; pragmatic development; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine children’s development as language users, with a focus on their development as conversationalists. Conversational development was measured through conversational contingency, i.e. how conversational turns are connected to each other, either in topic or time. READ MORE