Essays about: "thesis in semantics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 126 essays containing the words thesis in semantics.

  1. 21. Modelling Parallel Stochastic-Time Systems Using Timed and Synchronous Layers : Introducing the Parallel Stochastic Timed State Machine

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anton Hampus; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the development phase of real-world cyper-physical systems, modelling and analysis often plays a vital role. For instance, before a new system is produced and deployed, questions such as ‘what is the probability that the system will fail within its lifetime?’ must be answered. READ MORE

  3. 22. A WORLD OF RICE AND GODS: WHERE WHITE GRAINS SYMBOLIZE WEALTH. A study of Japanese game localization and crosscultural translation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Jamie Viklund; [2021-06-15]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; SIK; game localization; rice; culturally bound terms; translation; domestication; foreignization; Hasegawa; Venuti;

    Abstract : Studies of Japanese translation are a common topic, and with good reason. There is extensive material to work with, and the vast differences between Japanese and many other languages creates translation challenges of considerable complexity as such. READ MORE

  4. 23. All You Need Is LOVE: Applying Conceptual Metaphor Theory to the Beatles' Song Lyrics - A Comparative Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Simon Christensson; [2021]
    Keywords : CMT; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Cognitive Linguistics; semantics; metaphors; metaphorical concepts; conduit metaphors; orientational metaphors; ontological metaphors; The Beatles; Lennon; McCartney; song lyrics; love; the mind; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay analyses conceptual metaphors in the Beatles’ song lyrics and observes how Lennon and McCartney’s use of metaphorical concepts evolved in the 1960’s. The study has an empirical and qualitative approach with quantitative elements, and employs the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). READ MORE

  5. 24. Mediating Agencies : Towards an Agential Realist Interpretation of Gender Identification and Self-representation in the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Astri Karine Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Agency; diffraction; gender identification; intra-activity; materialized self-representation; Pompeii; post-human performativity; the Praedia of Julia Felix;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the rational properties of women’s gender identification and self-representation from political theorist Lois McNay’s generative logics, employing the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii, as a case study. Previous debates rooted in semantics and representationalism have focused on non-elite stereotypes or negative gendered dichotomies fostered by comprehensive views on Roman women’s exclusion from public life. READ MORE

  6. 25. Per-actor Based Optimization for Semantic-preserving Facial Rig Generation Using Sample Data

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Josefine Klintberg; [2021]
    Keywords : blendshape optimization; facial rigging; deformation transfer; performance capture;

    Abstract : With high emphasis on the need of combining recent research and technology regarding automatic facial rig generation with the artistic aspect and the usage of digital humans within film production pipelines, this thesis project presents a scalable blendshape optimization framework that is adapted to fit within a VFX-pipeline, provides stability for various kinds of usage and makes the workflow of creating facial rigs more efficient. The framework successfully generates per-actor based facial rigs adapted towards sample data while ensuring that the semantics of the input rig are kept in the process. READ MORE