Essays about: "Martin Ekelund"

Found 3 essays containing the words Martin Ekelund.

  1. 1. Turkish-Swedish Bilingual Third Language English High-Front Vowel Category Formation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ekelund; [2017]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition; third language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; phonology; phonetics; English; Swedish; Turkish; acoustic measurements;

    Abstract : This study explores the possibilities of phonetic category formation in early bilingual Turkish-Swedish learners of English. Specifically, the high-front unrounded vowels across the three languages Turkish, Swedish and English are investigated. READ MORE

  2. 2. Aspiration in Japanese Speakers' English : A study of the acquisition of new phonetic categories in a second language

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ekelund; [2011]
    Keywords : Japanese; English; second language acquisition; aspiration; voice onset time; phonetic category; long-term exposure effects; voiceless plosives;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore if it is possible to form separate categories of aspirated voiceless stops in a second language, distinct from the equivalent categories in the native language, for native speakers of a language with an intermediate degree of aspiration, and if such category formation is eased by long-term exposure to another language in which aspirated voiceless stops exist. Two groups of adult native Japanese speakers who had lived in Sweden for a long and short time respectively were recorded when reading a list of sentences containing word-initial, utterance-medial /p t k/ in Japanese and English. READ MORE

  3. 3. Make or buy? : Developing a generic framework for make-or-buy decisions at Cardo AB

    University essay from Logistik

    Author : Martin Ekelund; Erik Pettersson; [2010]
    Keywords : make-or-buy; framework; model; outsourcing; make-or-buy decisions; make or buy; sourcing; core competence; total cost; Cardo; köpa tillverka; köpa tillverka beslut; outsourcing; kärnkompetens; total kostnad; modell; ramverk; Cardo;

    Abstract : Cardo AB is an international corporate group that has performed major organizational changes the last few years. These changes utilize possible synergies that exist in a corporate group. One of the initiatives is that Cardo wants to develop a model for make-or-buy decisions. READ MORE