Essays about: "Linguistics as a science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Linguistics as a science.

  1. 1. Identifying Linguistic Variants in Middle Low German : Using tools from Data Science and Natural Language Processing to automate the analysis of Middle Low German texts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Lovisa Eriksson; William Brenham Hooper; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During the 15th century, the printing press was introduced to Germany, and Europe as a whole. It has long been believed that standardization of the written language came as a direct consequence of this invention, but the studies supporting this theory are small in scale. READ MORE

  3. 2. Human and Robot Narrator: How Gestures Affect Comprehension and Recollection

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Johannes Rosenfrost; [2023]
    Keywords : Cognitive Science; Cognition; Embodiment; Humanoid Robots; Social Robots; HRI; Human-Robot-Interaction; Social Interaction; Robotics; Linguistics; Communication; Multimodality; Non-verbal; Gestures; Narration; Comprehension; Recollection; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated if a human or a robot narrator affected listeners’ comprehension and memory recollection similarly in a narrative story. 103 participants (MeanAge = 35) were recruited to an online experiment to investigate if gestures affected the participants’ narrative comprehension and recollection more than a narrator that did not produce gestures. READ MORE

  4. 3. Generating Wikipedia Articles with Grammatical Framework : A Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Keivan Matinzadeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Grammatical Framework; Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Generation; Computer Science; Grammatical Framework; Beräkningslingvistik; Textgenerering; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : Natural language generation is a method used to produce understandable texts in human languages from data [1]. Grammatical Framework is a grammar formalism and a functional programming language using a nonstatistical approach to build natural language applications. READ MORE

  5. 4. Grindvakten

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Niclas Anneling; [2023]
    Keywords : NATO; Sweden and Finland; Türkiye; Established-Outsider; Gatekeeper; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : During the NATO application process for Sweden and Finland, Türkiye has halted the rapid pace of member states ratification through a set of conditions. This thesis’ aim is to examine the mechanisms behind the gatekeeping position upheld by Türkiye. READ MORE

  6. 5. ‘Safeguarding moral decency’: A Queer discourse analysis of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s sexualized discourses and boundary-making in the Russian-Ukraine war

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Rasmusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Putin; discourse; gender identity; sexuality; national belonging; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates discourses on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in national addresses performed by Russian President Vladimir Putin since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It applies an embedded approach of Critical Discourse Analysis and Queer Linguistics to disseminate how such discourses are produced by Putin in the war. READ MORE