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1. 1. World Bank Assisted Intervention Development Projects on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: An Impact Evaluation of National FADAMA III in Enugu State.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Chinedu Maduekwe; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: poverty; poverty alleviation; impact evaluation; Fadama; Fadama III.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This evaluation research which deals with the World Bank-assisted intervention development programme known as Fadama III in Nigeria precisely sought to investigate how the National Fadama III Intervention Development Project impacted poverty alleviation of the residents of Enugu State that participated in the project in relation to their income level. The study made use of 168 benefiting households in the Fadama III project and 67 non-benefiting households that were randomly selected. READ MORE

3. 2. The role of word accents in semantic processing in South Swedish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Fonetik

   Author : Jinhee Kwon; [2023]
   Keywords : Word accents; spoken word recognition; prediction; ERP; N400; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Prosodic cues can aid speech processing by adding semantic information in lexical tones or functional information in intonational tones. Swedish word accents are considered to have stronger grammatical functions than semantic roles, although they are shaped by both lexical and intonational information structure. READ MORE

4. 3. Danish stød as a cue to upcoming suffixes : an ERP and response time study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Anna Hjortdal; [2021]
   Keywords : stød; Danish; prosody; N400; P600; pre-activation negativity; PrAN; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Prosodic cues such as stress and tones can help listeners predict upcoming structures and get a first crack at rapidly unfolding speech. The prosodic feature stød in Danish can distinguish word meanings but also signal imminent structures. For instance, monosyllabic nouns with stød lose stød when followed by the plural indefinite suffix -e. READ MORE

5. 4. Articulation rate as a means of distributing information and its effect on the N400-component

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Christoffer Forbes Schieche; [2021]
   Keywords : Information theory; surprisal; articulation rate; EEG; ERP; N400; Informationsteori; surprisal; artikulationshastighet; EEG; ERP; N400;

   Abstract : Information theoretical approaches to language state that the most efficient communication oc­curs when the amount of information transmitted is distributed as uniformly as possible over time. Previous research has shown that speakers tend to adhere to strategies for distributing information efficiently, using mechanisms at multiple linguistic levels. READ MORE

6. 5. The role of semantic context and attentional resource distribution in semantic comprehension in Swedish pre-schoolers

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Johanna Renate Schelhaas; [2016]
   Keywords : Semantic context; attention; resource distribution; N400; dichotic listening task; preschool children; Swedish; Semantisk kontext; fördelning av hjärnresurser; uppmärksamhet; N400; diktotisk lyssningstest; svenska förskolebarn;

   Abstract : Research on semantic processing focused mainly on isolated units in language, which does not reflect the complexity of language. In order to understand how semantic information is processed in a wider context, the first goal of this thesis was to determine whether Swedish pre-school children are able to comprehend semantic context and if that context is semantically built up over time. READ MORE