Search for dissertations about: "tense"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the word tense.

  2. 16. The Role of Linguistic Context in the Acquisition of the Pluperfect : Polish Learners of Swedish as a Foreign Language

    Author : Bronisława Zielonka; Staffan Hellberg; Gisela Håkansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; aspect; aktionsart; tense; pluperfect; indication of topic time; time of action; linguistic context; target verb; linguistic factors inhibiting facilitating acquisition; stepwise multiple regression; partial effect; order of acquisition; sequence of acquisition.; Scandinavian languages; Nordiska språk;

    Abstract : This work consists of two parts: the theoretical and the experimental. In the theoretical part, some general and some language specific theories of tense, aspect and aktionsart are presented, and the temporal systems of Swedish and Polish are compared. The theoretical part is not a mere review of the literature on the subject. READ MORE

  4. 17. Expressions of Future in Present-day English: A Corpus-based Approach

    Author : Ylva Berglund; Merja Kytö; Michael Stubbs; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; association patterns; corpus linguistics; English; expressions of future; tense; variation; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket;

    Abstract : This corpus-based study of the use of expressions of future in English has two aims: to examine how certain expressions of future are used in Present-day English, and to explore how electronic corpora can be exploited for linguistic study.The expressions focused on in this thesis are five auxiliary or semi-auxiliary verb phrases frequently discussed in studies of future reference in English: will, ’ll, shall, going to and gonna. READ MORE

  5. 18. A study of the function of the present perfect tense in the English tense system

    Author : Inger Ruin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  6. 19. The syntax and semantics of English tense markers

    Author : Eva Ejerhed Braroe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  7. 20. Tense and Aspect in Learner Writing. Advanced Swedish Learners' use of Tense and Aspect in English Argumentative Text

    Author : Andreas Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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