Essays about: "bilingualism"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 92 essays containing the word bilingualism.
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11. “But it doesn't really have to do with the bilingualism”: Family language policies in transnational families of bilingual autistic children
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : Family language policy (FLP) investigates family members’ language ideologies, practices, and management strategies. With the growing number of autistic children exposed to bi- or multilingual environments, there is a gap in the existing body of FLP research that has not focused before on speaking and non-speaking autistic children from transnational families. READ MORE
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12. Object categorisation in French-Swedish early simultaneous bilinguals. : ARE GENDER EFFECTS MODULATED BY GRAMMAR OR CULTURE?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : If most scholars tend to agree that the native language of a speaker does influence the way they will understand the reality around them, the question becomes ambiguous when it comes to bilingual speakers’ cognition. How is their reality affected by the combination of their languages? This study aimed at exploring this question under the angle of grammatical gender. READ MORE
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13. Can algorithms translate the world? : A digital discourse analysis of Google Translate’s algorithmic agency in the translation of news reports
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : Google Translate’s mission is “to enable everyone, everywhere, to understand the world and express themselves across languages” (Pitman, 2021). But are algorithms capable of leading us beyond the translation of the word toward an understanding of the world? Computational linguistics research has been interested in assessing this kind of real-world effects of technology and invited other disciplines to join their effort. READ MORE
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14. Family Language Policies in English-speaking Families in Sweden: Insights into Bilingualism and Language Maintenance
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The aim of this study is to present the views of some English-speaking parents and their children based in Sweden on the relationship between language learning and family language policies. To this end, interviews were conducted with six families living in Sweden who had spoken English at home with their children. READ MORE
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15. Object categorisation in French-Swedish early bilinguals : Are gender effects modulated by grammar or culture?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : If most scholars tend to agree that the native language of a speaker does influence the way they will understand the reality around them, the question becomes ambiguous when it comes to bilingual speakers’ cognition. How is their reality affected by the combination of their languages? This study aimed at exploring this question under the angle of grammatical gender. READ MORE