Sökning: "Language Universality"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Language Universality.
1. A typology of classifiers and gender : From description to computation
Sammanfattning : Categorization is one the most relevant tasks realized by humans during their life, as we consistently need to categorize the things and experience that we encounter. Such need is reflected in language via various mechanisms, the most prominent being nominal classification systems (e.g. LÄS MER
2. Knowledge predication : A semantic typology
Sammanfattning : The present thesis is an investigation of the cross-linguistic expression of knowledge predication (‘He knows that it’s raining’, ‘she knows the boy’ etc.) Knowledge predication is investigated in parallel texts—specifically New Testament translations—in a genealogically and areally stratified variety sample of 83 languages. LÄS MER
3. Verification of Parameterized and Timed Systems : Undecidability Results and Efficient Methods
Sammanfattning : Software is finding its way into an increasing range of devices (phones, medical equipment, cars...). LÄS MER
4. Permeable islands : A contrastive study of Swedish and English adjunct clause extractions
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is concerned with extraction from adjunct clauses in Swedish and English. The topic is of interest because adjunct clauses are traditionally considered to be strong islands for extraction across languages (the Adjunct Condition). LÄS MER
5. Motion in Language and Experience : Actual and Non-actual motion in Swedish, French and Thai
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with motion in language and non-linguistic experience, distinguishing between actual motion (AM) and non-actual motion (NAM). AM is the experience of continuous change in an object’s position, expressed in sentences such as 'The man runs through the forest' and 'The woman is walking'. LÄS MER