Sökning: "attrition"

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  1. 6. On L1 Attrition and Prosody in Pronominal Anaphora Resolution

    Författare :Chiara Gargiulo; Italienska; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pronominal anaphora resolution; L1 attrition; Prosody; Processing; cross-linguistic influence;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a collection of four studies on pronominal anaphora resolution with a focus on first language (L1) attrition and prosody. In Study I, we explored the temporariness of attrition effects on anaphora resolution in L1 Italian speakers who moved to Sweden after puberty (i.e., late bilinguals). LÄS MER

  3. 7. L1 Japanese Attrition and Regaining : Three Case Studies of Two Early Bilingual Children

    Författare :Emiko Yukawa; Kees de Bot; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet; tvåspråkighetsforskning; Bilingualism;

    Sammanfattning : The present study reports three cases of LI Japanese loss and regaining (Shoko 3; 10, HI 5;5 and H2 7;0 at the time the subjects left Japan for non-Japanese environments) by two siblings (one of them was studied twice at two different times) who grew up as Japanese-English bilinguals from birth. It describes the lexical and syntactic changes of the language in details, discerns the nature of the loss, and investigates the relationship between attrition and age and pre-attrition proficiency. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Cognitive impairment in the nondemented elderly : occurrence, risk factors, progression

    Författare :Barbara Caracciolo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Attrition;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis investigated different issues related to cognitive impairment (CI) in the nondemented elderly, including occurrence of CI, risk factors leading to CI development, and progression of CI to dementia. Data were derived from the Kungsholmen Project, a community-based study of 75+ years old (Studies II and IV), and from the HARMONY Study (Studies I and III), a nation-wide, population-based study of twins in Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Snakes and Ladders : Developmental Aspects of Lexical-Conceptual Relationships in the Multilingual Mental Lexicon

    Författare :Lari-Valtteri Suhonen; Språkinlärning; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; third language acquisition; cross-linguistic influence; mental lexicon; multilingualism; psychotypology; L3; attrition; second language acquisition; SLA; TLA; transfer; concept; cognitive control; working memory; CLI; multidirectional; multilingual mental lexicon; MML; acquisition; learning; translation ambiguity; introspection; longitudinal;

    Sammanfattning : One phenomenon causing issues for language learners in the form of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) is translation ambiguity (Eddington & Tokowicz, 2013). Translation ambiguity refers to a situation where word meanings are different in a speaker’s languages. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Measurement of outcome in lumbar spine surgery : Validity and interpretability of frequently used outcome measures in the Swespine register

    Författare :Catharina Parai; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; spine register; disc herniation; spinal stenosis; degenerative disc disorder; patient-reported outcome measure; Global Assessment; minimal important change; smallest detectable change; retest reliability; non-response to follow-up; attrition; measurement of change;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND. The purpose of elective lumbar spine surgery is mainly to reduce pain and to improve physical function and quality of life. The quality and results of the interventions are monitored in the Swedish spine register, Swespine. LÄS MER