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  1. 16. Articulation in time : Some word-initial segments in Swedish

    Författare :Malin Svensson Lundmark; Fonetik; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; acceleration; articulation; articulography; coarticulation; EMA; gesture; phonology; prosody; speech motor control; speech production modelling; Swedish; word accent; tone;

    Sammanfattning : Speech is both dynamic and distinctive at the same time. This implies a certain contradiction which has entertained researchers in phonetics and phonology for decades. The present dissertation assumes that articulation behaves as a function of time, and that we can find phonological structures in the dynamical systems. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Bebådelsebilder : Om bildbruk under medeltiden

    Författare :Mia Åkestam; Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlöf; Margareta Kempff Östlind; Jan von Bonsdorff; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Annunciation; Virgin Mary; angel; Gabriel; incarnation; medieval art; gesture; visual rethoric; reception; image culture; image context; liturgy; devotional image; palm; crown; pattens; medieval Sweden; Gotland; Lake Mälar district; Vadstena; St. Birgitta of Sweden; power; crusade; pilgrimage; Bebådelsen; jungfru Maria; ängel; Gabriel; inkarnation; medeltidskonst; gestik; bildretorik; reception; bildkultur; bildkontext; liturgi; andaktsbild; palm; krona; patinor; medeltida Sverige; Gotland; Mälardalen; Vadstena; Heliga Birgitta; makt; korståg; pilgrimsresa; Art; Konstvetenskap; konstvetenskap; History Of Art;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the Annunciation motif and the use of images in a medieval socio-cultural context. There are almost 400 medieval images of the Annunciation from the period 1150–1550 in Sweden today. It is found in murals, baptismal fonts, paintings, wooden sculpture, stone reliefs, liturgical vessels, textile works and altarpieces. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Developing and evaluating co-speech gesture-synthesis models for embodied conversational agents

    Författare :Taras Kucherenko; Hedvig Kjellström; Gustav Eje Henter; Iolanda Leite; Jonas Beskow; Stefan Kopp; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Human-agent interaction; gesture generation; social robotics; conversational agents; non-verbal behavior; deep learning; machine learning; Computer Science; Datalogi;

    Sammanfattning :  A  large part of our communication is non-verbal:   humans use non-verbal behaviors to express various aspects of our state or intent.  Embodied artificial agents, such as virtual avatars or robots, should also use non-verbal behavior for efficient and pleasant interaction. LÄS MER

  5. 19. How hands shape the mind : The P400 as an index of manual actions and gesture perception

    Författare :Marta Bakker; Gustaf Gredebäck; Amy Needham; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :goal-directed actions; action processing; EEG; ERP; P400; gestures; grasping; embodiment; social development; give-me gesture; dynamic system theory; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Being able to perform and understand actions is crucial for proper functioning in the social world. From birth, we use our bodies to act and to promote learning about ourselves, our environment and other people’s actions and intentions. Our mind is embodied; thus, our actions play a crucial role in cognitive and social development. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Acquisition of reference to self and others in Greek Sign Language : From pointing gesture to pronominal pointing signs

    Författare :Marianna Hatzopoulou; Brita Bergman; Richard P. Meier; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; deaf children; Greek Sign Language; personal pronouns; pointing; pointing signs; reference; sign language acquisition; Sign language; Teckenspråk; Sign Language; teckenspråk;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores the emergence of the linguistic use of pointing as first- and non-first-person pronoun in Greek Sign Language. Despite the similarity in form between the pointing gesture and pronominal pointing signs, children acquiring sign language pass through the same stages and acquire personal pronouns at about the same age as children acquiring spoken language. LÄS MER