Sökning: "NP Day"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden NP Day.

1. 1. The Integration of MILLION into the English System of Number Words : A Diachronic Study

   Författare :Donald MacQueen; Merja Kytö; Raymond Hickey; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; number-word universals; historical corpus linguistics; variationist study; American vs British English; newspapers; grammaticalization; iconicity; gradience; English language; Engelska språket; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : This corpus-based variationist study traces the history of the English number word MILLION from its first attested use in the 14th century, focusing on the diachronic shift in function from one of heading its noun phrase (NP), as in the obsolescent (Obs) construction three millions of citizens, to one of a post-determiner of its NP head, as in Present-day English (PdE) three million citizens. The authentic historical materials used include both numerous electronic linguistic corpora and, more innovatively, very-large-scale general collections available online, especially historical newspaper collections from the US and UK comprising tens of billions of words. LÄS MER

3. 2. Novel diagnostic methods for rapid characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

   Författare :Muhammad Humaun Kabir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are two of the most clinically important pathogens of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Both can cause severe infections includ-ing urinary tract infections (UTI), bloodstream infections (BSI) and pneumonia. Both are also involved in dissemination of antibiotic resistance. LÄS MER

4. 3. Effects of influenza A virus infections and interferon-gamma on synapse formation and function in hippocampal neurons in culture

   Författare :Johan Brask; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Influenza A virus; hippocampal neurons; interferon-gamma; electrophysiology; synapses.;

   Sammanfattning : The central nervous system (CNS) can be the target for several infections that include those with RNA viruses. The parenchyma of the CNS is considered an immuneprivileged site since it is protected behind the blood-brain barrier, expresses no or only low levels of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules and contains a paucity of antigenpresenting cells that prime an immune response. LÄS MER

5. 4. Satsmotsvarigheter i finsk prosa under 1600-talet : participialkonstruktionen och därmed synonyma icke-finita uttryck i jämförelse med språkbruket före och efter 1600-talet

   Författare :Pirkko Forsman Svensson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Finnish; non-finite forms of the verb; participial construction; translative construction; infinitive construction; deverbal adjective derived from the present participle; matrix verb; primary noun phrase; predicate; adverbial adjunct - disjunct - conjunct ; negation; asymmetrical co-ordination.;

   Sammanfattning : The present work is a study of the non-finite equivalents of the Latin accusative and infinitive in 17th century Finnish prose. The analysis is based on excerpts from a corpus comprising some 22 million words (the number of words in a modern work of fiction is normally 70,000 - 100,000). LÄS MER

7. 5. Syntactic variation in English quantified noun phrases with all, whole, both and half

   Författare :Maria Estling; Graeme Kennedy; Växjö universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; syntactic variation; quantifiers; all; whole; both; half; linguistic factors; British English; American English; Australian English; grammaticalisation; totality; corpus; newspaper corpus; English language; Engelska språket;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present study is to investigate syntactic variation in certain Present-day English noun phrase types including the quantifiers all, whole, both and half (e.g. a half hour vs. half an hour). LÄS MER