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  1. 1. Talking Heads - Models and Applications for Multimodal Speech Synthesis

    Författare :Jonas Beskow; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Talking heads; facial animation; speech synthesis; coarticulation; intelligibility; embodied conversational agents;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis presents work in the area of computer-animatedtalking heads. A system for multimodal speech synthesis hasbeen developed, capable of generating audiovisual speechanimations from arbitrary text, using parametrically controlled3D models of the face and head. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Manner Modifiers as Syntactic Heads

    Författare :Victor Bogren Svensson; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; manner modifier; Incorporation; affixation; adverbial verb; morphology-syntax interface; Inuit languages; Formosan languages;

    Sammanfattning : The present dissertation concerns typologically unusual ways of encoding manner information, namely verbal affixes (manner affixes), incorporated constituents (incorporated manner modifiers) and auxiliary verbs (manner adverbial verbs). A key proposal is that all three are overt realizations of syntactic heads merged in the clausal spine, thereby presenting novel data that can be used to probe into the relationship between morphology and syntax. LÄS MER

  4. 3. L’acquisition des Catégories Fonctionnelles : Étude comparative du développement du DP français chez des enfants et des apprenants adultes

    Författare :Jonas Granfeldt; Franska; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; 2L1; L1; L2; DP; comparison; universal grammar; functional categories; bilingual children; adult learners; morphology; syntax; Rizzi; structural economy; categorial uniformity; transfer; definite article; elision; incorporation; maximal projections; heads; development; acquisition; French; Swedish; gender; number; agreement; triggers; French language; Franska språket;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the development of the DP (the Determiner Phrase) in bilingual first (2L1) and in adult second (L2) language acquisition of French. The thesis shows that the children and the adult Swedish learners acquire syntactic categories differently: the children follow a structural economy principle in positing as small categories as possible (Rizzi, 1998). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Efficiency of accumulating felling heads and harvesting heads in mechanized thinning of small diameter trees

    Författare :Helmer Belbo; Rolf Björkheden; Jan Erik Liss; Jean-Francois Gingras; Kanada FPinnovations; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Forestry and Wood Technology; Skog och träteknik;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  7. 5. We bang our heads, therefore I am : subculture as laboratory of identity – the case of heavy metal

    Författare :Susanna Larsson; Rolf Lidskog; Emma Engdahl; Philip Lalander; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subculture; heavy metal; identity; authenticity; ritual; alienation; gender; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : Subculture is a structure against which identities are both created and guarded. These identities are often socially and practically negotiated against an idea of individual authenticity. The thought of nurturing ones uniqueness while striving to fit in is a common duality and a clear cause of friction within subcultures. LÄS MER