Essays about: "utterance length"

Found 3 essays containing the words utterance length.

  1. 1. Extra-Mural Activities and Their Effect on Second Language Development : A Comparative Study of Upper Secondary Swedish L1 Gamers and Non-Gamers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Alexander Rau; [2019]
    Keywords : SLA; EFL; ESL; lexical diversity; oral proficiency; utterance length; VocD; vocabulary; extramural activities; video games; MMORPG; second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Today, English is the most studied second language, being used in academia, international relations, social forums and mainstream entertainment, resulting in English becoming a common topic of research in the study of second language acquisition. One particularly interesting form of entertainment is the hobby of online digital gaming as English has become the de facto language used in absence of a shared native language among players. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Significance of Relevant Utterances in Call Centre Dialogues : A Psycholinguistic Study of Merging of Mental Spaces

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Linn Lilliesköld; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The present psycholinguistic study explores the phenomenon of mental spaces and the processes which contribute to a mental space blend in the call centre communicative context between the call centre operator and the customer. Mental space blends are measured quantitatively by means of Correct Information Unit (CIU) and Mean Length of Utterance (MLU). READ MORE

  3. 3. The syntactic development in theearlier stages of children’s firstlanguage acquisition : How does the process of morphemes function during the child’s 12 to 24months?

    University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

    Author : Janni Thuresson; [2011]
    Keywords : Acquisition; syntax; morpheme;

    Abstract : This essay deals with the start of children’s first language acquisition and will measure thesyntactic development of children through counting the MLU (mean length of utterance). Achild, 12 months old, will be studied through transcripts, video and audio over the course of ayear. READ MORE