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1. 16. Orientation and motion in the world’s languages : From field studies to cross-linguistic comparison

   Författare :Maja Robbers; Harald Hammarström; Anetta Kopecka; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; spatial relations; motion events; diversity linguistics; language typology; frames of reference; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : Human life frequently involves spatial orientation and motion, and natural languages express manifold aspects of spatial perception in diverse ways. The articles included in this thesis delve into several of these aspects and explore space and motion from multiple perspectives, ranging from a dedicated field study of within-language variation systems to cross-linguistic comparisons of various orientation and motion aspects. LÄS MER

3. 17. Gesture as a Communication Strategy in Second Language Discourse : A Study of Learners of French and Swedish

   Författare :Marianne Gullberg; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second language acquisition; communication strategies; applied linguistics; gestures; Lingvistik; Linguistics; French; Swedish;

   Sammanfattning : Gesture is always mentioned in descriptions of compensatory behaviour in second language discourse, yet it has never been adequately integrated into any theory of Communication Strategies (CSs). This study suggests a method for achieving such an integration. LÄS MER

4. 18. Rhythm and Intonation in Halh Mongolian

   Författare :Anastasia Karlsson; Fonetik; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Jämförande lingvistik; typology; Comparative linguistics; rhythm; prosodi; syllabification; Mongolian; Linguistics; Allmän språkvetenskap Lingvistik; Phonetics; phonology; fonologi; Fonetik; språktypologi; Finno-Ugrian and Altaic languages; Finsk-ugriska och altaiska språk;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation provides the first comprehensive account of the prosody of Halh (Khalkha) Mongolian as spoken in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Republic of Mongolia. The phonological description is based on acoustic analysis of speech data collected from nine Mongolian-speakers. LÄS MER

5. 19. The Syntax of Tenselessness : On Copying Constructions in Swedish

   Författare :Anna-Lena Wiklund; Görel Sandström; Lars-Olof Delsing; Anders Holmberg; Jan-Wouter Zwart; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Linguistics; infinitives; pseudocoordination; feature copying; restructuring; tense; underspecification; Lingvistik; Linguistics; Lingvistik; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates three construction types in Swedish where two (or more) verbs display identical inflectional morphology (COPYING) and share one overt subject. The constructions are referred to as (i) T(ENSE)M(OOD)A(SPECT)-COPYING complements, of the form John started and wrote (John started writing), (ii) PARTICIPLE COPYING complements, of the form John had been-able written (John had been able to write), and (iii) PSEUDOCOORDINATIONS, of the form John sat and wrote (John was writing). LÄS MER

7. 20. Discourse enclitics in Tena Kichwa : a corpus-based account of information structure and epistemic meaning

   Författare :Karolina Zofia Grzech; Irina Nikolaeva; UK University of London Department of Linguistics School of Oriental and African Studies; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Quechua; Kichwa; Evidentiality; Discourse Markers; Information Structure; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER