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2. 1. Topics in the grammar of Kuot, a non-Austronesian language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

   Author : Eva Lindström; William McGregor; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Deskriptiv grammatik; papuanska språk; kuot; descriptive linguistics; descriptive grammar; Papuan languages; New Ireland; Papua New Guinea; Papua nya guinea; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; Linguistics; Lingvistik; Social anthropology ethnography; Socialantrolopologi etnografi; General Linguistics; allmän språkvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis describes certain areas in the grammar of the little-known Kuot language, spoken by some 1,500 people in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. Kuot is an isolate, and is the only non-Austronesian (Papuan) language of that province. The analyses presented here are based on original data from 18 months of linguistic fieldwork. READ MORE

4. 2. The Bilingual Lexicon from a Developmental Perspective : A Word Association Study of Persian-Swedish Bilinguals

   Author : Shidrokh Namei; Åke Viberg; Gisela Håkansson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bilingual lexicon; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet;

   Abstract : Some studies have shown that the L1 mental lexicon is organized mainly on a semantic basis, while the organization of the L2 mental lexicon in the early stages of development is phonologically based, that is non-semantic, indicating a less profound lexical knowledge and eliciting a higher degree of nonnative-like associations. This study examines whether or not this is the case. READ MORE

5. 3. Contrasting language-in-education policy intentions, perceptions and practice : the use of English and Kreol Seselwa in the Seychelles

   Author : Justin Zelime; Mats Deutschmann; Anders Steinvall; Angeline Mbogo Barrett; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Code switching; Kreol Seselwa Seychelles Creole ; L2 Medium of Instruction; Post Colonialism; Language Policy; Translanguaging; Bilingualism; Multilingualism; language studies; språkvetenskap;

   Abstract : Many studies have shown that Second Language (L2) Medium of Instruction (MoI) policies in Africa are linked to educational inequity, substandard teaching practice, low literacy skills and poor overall academic performance. In the light of this background, this thesis aims to make a more thorough inquiry into questions related to language-in-education policies, L2 as MoI, and academic success in the Seychelles, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean. READ MORE

6. 4. Interpretive Functions of Adjectives in English : A Cognitive Approach

   Author : Helena Frännhag; Carita Paradis; Kristin Davidse; Engelska; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; adjective; meaning; meaning creation; interpretation; formal interpretive function; semantic interpretive function; kind identification; element identification; identity provision; stipulation; specification; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; Lingvistik; Linguistics; Engelsk språkvetenskap; English; specification; stipulation; adjective; noun; meaning creation; cognitive semantics; interpretation; formal interpretive function; semantic interpretive function; kind identification; identity provision; element identification;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a theoretical discussion of meaning creation in general, and interpretive functions of English adjectives in particular. The discussion rests on a dynamic view of meaning and interpretation, according to which there are no fixed linguistics meanings – not even for single lexemes. READ MORE

7. 5. Socialization of verbal and nonverbal emotive expressions in young children

   Author : Tove Gerholm; Christina Hellman; Gunilla Preisler; Karin Aronsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language; socialization; interaction; emotive expressions; scaffolding; internalization; development; children; parents; siblings; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; General Linguistics; allmän språkvetenskap;

   Abstract : The subject matter of this dissertation is children’s use and development of emotive expressions. While prior studies have either focused on facial expressions of emotions or on emotions in the social mechanisms of in situ interactions, this thesis opts to merge two traditions by applying an interactional approach to the interpretation of child–child and child–adult encounters. READ MORE