Sökning: "measuring linguistic distance"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden measuring linguistic distance.

1. 1. Samiska ord för ord : Att mäta lexikalt avstånd mellan språk

   Författare :Gabor Tillinger; Torbjörn Söder; Raimo Raag; Håkan Rydving; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; dialectology; language classification; measuring linguistic distance; lexicology; word frequency; basic vocabulary; Swadesh lists; semantics; synchrony; etymology; Lule Saami; North Saami; Inari Saami; Skolt Saami; Hungarian; Finnish; Estonian; Komi-Zyrian; Livonian; North Germanic languages; Scandinavian languages; Romance languages; Finsk-ugriska språk; Finno-Ugric Languages;

   Sammanfattning : Most of the classical methods of language and dialect classification are based on a diachronic analysis of phonological differences between the language varieties concerned. Because of this fact, such classifications are not always a reliable basis for describing the current distances between varieties, since diachronic differences and similarities do not automatically produce the same results as synchronic comparisons. LÄS MER

3. 2. Immigrant Careers - Why Country of Origin Matters

   Författare :Jonas Helgertz; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income attainment; early-life; glass ceiling; occupational mobility; immigrants; labor market; Sweden; pre-migration characteristics; linguistic distance;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the labor market outcomes of a population of natives and immigrants in Sweden from 1968 and until 2001. Previous research has consistently pointed to the importance of an individual’s country of origin, without being able to fully explain why this is the case. LÄS MER