Essays about: "latvian"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the word latvian.

  1. 1. Head-to-head Transfer Learning Comparisons made Possible : A Comparative Study of Transfer Learning Methods for Neural Machine Translation of the Baltic Languages

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Mathias Stenlund; [2023]
    Keywords : machine translation; transfer learning; Latvian; Lithuanian; low-resource languages; transformers; parent language; child language; comparative study;

    Abstract : The struggle of training adequate MT models using data-hungry NMT frameworks for low-resource language pairs has created a need to alleviate the scarcity of sufficiently large parallel corpora. Different transfer learning methods have been introduced as possible solutions to this problem, where a new model for a target task is initialized using parameters learned from some other high-resource task. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’s (CSRD) integration process implications on business strategy.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Wiktoria Bartkowiak; Migle Skensbergaite; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Following the introduction of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by the European Commission, the complexity of sustainability reporting increased significantly concerning a vast number of companies. The lack of consideration in the literature on the implications it will have on the business strategy can create negative perceptions of the directive’s integration process for the companies and make the transition process more challenging than anticipated. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Zviedrija ne ēd pīrāgi”: A case study of heritage Latvian in Sweden : Heritage language exposure and language change in preadolescent heritage speakers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Baltiska språk

    Author : Signe Rirdance; [2023]
    Keywords : Language change; Latvian in Sweden; diaspora Latvian; heritage Latvian; family language policy; language maintenance; language attrition; heritage language acquisition; divergent attainment; Språkförändring; lettiska i Sverige; lettisk diaspora; lettiska arvsspråket; hemspråkspolicy; språkunderhåll; språkförlust; inlärning av arvsspråk; avvikande språkförmåga; Valodas pārmaiņas; latviešu valoda Zviedrijā; diasporas latviešu valoda; etniskā mantojuma valoda; ģimenes valodas politika; valodas uzturēšana; valodas zaudēšana; mantojuma valodas apguve; atšķirīga valodas apguve;

    Abstract : Heritage languages are increasingly seen as a source of important insight in linguistics. Latvian has a long and under-researched history as a heritage language, with a heterogenous community of heritage speakers from two waves of migration in many countries including Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Carbon credits from Latvian forests - current situation, conditions, and consequences

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Lisa Dahlström; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon credits; Forestry; Latvia; Climate change; Carbon dioxide;

    Abstract : The forests play a big role in the work for climate change mitigation. Carbon credits can be used as a tool to encourage forest projects to increase the uptake of CO₂ from the atmosphere. READ MORE

  6. 5. Where do we belong? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Baltic and Nordic regional identities in speeches by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Amanda Koverberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Baltics; Nordics; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Regional identity; European Studies; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to discover how Baltic and Nordic regional identities are discussed in 448 speeches by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during 1991 – 2021, and how regional identities in these countries may have changed over time. The research is conducted as a critical discourse analysis, with an addition of elements of comparative analysis. READ MORE