Essays about: "Sign function"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 essays containing the words Sign function.

  1. 11. Determinants of household savings : An international cross-country analysis to detect the determinants of household savings

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Cajsa Fredriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : Determinants of household savings; household savings; cross-country; social security; participation rate; old-age dependency rate; panel data; OECD;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to look into the determinants of household savings in an international cross-section. The focus is on the effects from social security, old-age dependency, participation rate and change in unemployment, among other variables as an addition to the disequilibrium saving hypotheses, which is the base theory for the savings function. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Viability of Orwell's Newspeak : through the theory of Saussurean semiotics

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildning

    Author : Jennifer Lidfors Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Structuralism; semiotics; Saussure; Newspeak; 1984; Orwell; sign; linguistic community;

    Abstract : Set in the totalitarian society of Oceania, George Orwell’s 1984 illustrates how a government can exert complete control over its citizens through surveillance, manipulation, and more central to this essay, language. By employing a structuralist framework based on Ferdinand de Saussure’s research on semiotics and the system of language, this essay investigates the viability of Newspeak as a language. READ MORE

  4. 13. Självtest benstyrka – ny metod utvärderas efter tolv veckors intervention på Livsstilsmottagning i Karlskoga

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Hedvig Siljedahl; [2019]
    Keywords : self-measurement tests; leg strength; leg function; maximal step-up height; prevention; habits;

    Abstract : Introduction: Chronic diseases can be prevented and improved by regular physical activity and reduced sedentary time. An adequate leg strength and leg function in treatment and prevention of these disease is something to strive for. READ MORE

  5. 14. Image schemas, mimetic schemas, and the development of Swedish children’s gestures

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

    Author : Klara Sif Skarphédinsdóttir; [2019]
    Keywords : Gesture; Communication; Language; Image Schema; Mimetic Schema; Mimesis; Sign; Sign function; Cognitive Semiotics; Viewpoint; Mode of Representation; Semiotic Grounds; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Language and gesture are two semiotic systems that work together in close integration during communication. One issue in particular, that of image schemas, has been studied in relation to gestures, though most often in adult gesture and communication (Williams, forthcoming; Cienki, 2013; Mittelberg, 2006, 2018). READ MORE

  6. 15. Integrating Terryland Forest Park - An Urban Transformation Project Inspired by Community Visions for an Ecological Corridor

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Jasmina Fiona Mckenna; [2019]
    Keywords : Urban Transformation; Sustainable Urban Design; Urban Biodiversity; Urban Forest; Urban Green Spaces; Community Assisted Design; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : "Citizens of Galway - this is your park!" ... it reads on a large, slightly yellowed sign in front of a deserted green space. READ MORE