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16. A Universal of Human Interaction? – Manual Movement as Interactional Practice in Spoken and Signed Conversation
Sammanfattning : When humans interact, they may make use of a range of resources, such as head movements, facial expressions, manual movement, body posture and speech. It is assumed that participants both produce and perceive this stream of information in a differentiated way: Some segments are attended to as belonging to the content of the discourse while others are rather backgrounded and may serve to regulate the interaction in terms of speakership and turn-taking. LÄS MER
17. Signs for Developing Reading : Sign Language and Reading Development in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Sammanfattning : Reading development is supported by strong language skills, not least in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The work in the present thesis investigates reading development in DHH children who use sign language, attend Regional Special Needs Schools (RSNS) in Sweden and are learning to read. LÄS MER
18. Mental Representation and Language Access: Evidence from Deaf Children with Different Language Backgrounds
Sammanfattning : The ability to identify with others and to understand that they have minds of their own is the cornerstone of human interaction. In the last 25 years there has been a large amount of research done on the development of mentalizing skills and an ongoing debate exists about the nature of acquiring these skills. LÄS MER
19. Mental representation and language access:Evidence from deaf children with different language backgrounds
Sammanfattning : The present work investigated the relationship between mentalizing skills on the one hand and different language experiences and cognitive characteristics on the other hand. The aim of study I was to determine whether access to sign language as the medium of instruction in school influences mentalizing abilities among deaf children. LÄS MER
20. Philosophy, Literature and the Inheritance of Language
Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the extent to which philosophical assumptions are inherited when we learn language. The topic is approached through an investigation into the importance of literature in Jacques Derrida’s philosophy. LÄS MER