Essays about: "swedish speaker"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 66 essays containing the words swedish speaker.

  1. 11. Machine learning for identifying how much women and men talk in meetings

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Matilda Wellander; Vera Sintorn; [2022]
    Keywords : machine learning; gender equality; voice recognition;

    Abstract : For quite some time, it has been discussed that women are underrepresented in company boards. Furthermore, when they are a member of a board, they tend to have lower positions than men, meaning they have less power. One way to start solving the problem is to have more women in company boards and ensure they too have high positions. READ MORE

  3. 12. Voice Biometrics Exploring The Boundaries Of Speaker Verification

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Oscar Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Recent advancements in computational power, datasets and models have resulted in significant performanceincreases across various speech and speaker recognition models. This work investigates the capabilities ofusing voice as a biometric tool, namely what is referred to as speaker verification. READ MORE

  4. 13. L2 Japanese: Swedish students’ usage of first-person pronouns

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Lisa Bendall; [2021-02-03]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; L2 learning; first-person pronoun; questionnaire;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to look at L2 (learning as a second language) students’ usage of first-person singular pronouns, and to discern in what situations (if any) they are changed. The Japanese language has a great variety of first-person pronouns, one of the few languages to possess this feature. READ MORE

  5. 14. GA and RP accents in a verbal guise test: A questionnaire-based study of Swedish upper secondary school students’ language attitudes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Josefine Wistrand; [2021]
    Keywords : Verbal guise; Language attitude; Behavioural tendencies; Accent; RP; GA;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to use a verbal guise test to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ language attitudes toward GA and RP. While research has been conducted on this topic before, few studies have incorporated all three cognitive, affective and conative components of the mentalist approach to language attitude, and even fewer with younger student participants, which are two components the present study included. READ MORE

  6. 15. Swedish EFL Students' Awareness of Connotations : A quantitative and qualitative study on students' awareness of connotations

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Gustaf Wallin; Jonathan Jaginder; [2021]
    Keywords : Connotations; Words Implied Meanings; English as a Foreign Language; Vocabulary; Vocabulary depth; Swedish English Learners;

    Abstract : This study aimed to analyse Swedish EFL students' efficiency on connotations. Connotation isa word's implied meaning which brings neutral, positive, or negative associations in aconversation. In this study, connotations were examined in terms of their appropriateness ifused in different contexts. READ MORE