Debeusscher, Juliane (Date of defense: 2021-09-20)
This dissertation examines the circulation and visibilisation of Central European art during the Cold War, with a particular focus on Southern Europe as a space of reception and exhibition throughout ...
Benito-Monsalvo, Carlos (Date of defense: 2023-05-22)
[eng] Logical localism is a claim in the philosophy of logic stating that different logics are correct in different domains. There are different ways in which this thesis can be motivated and I will ...
Pietroiusti, Giulio (Date of defense: 2022-06-17)
This thesis is made up of two papers. Both of them are concerned with the “motive for altering or calling into question the attitude of the other” that Stevenson included in his characterization ...
Mathbout, Shifa (Date of defense: 2016-02-17)
As precipitation is a very important parameter of climate and hydrology, exploring spatial and temporal distribution and variation of this variable can give an idea about climate conditions and water ...
Fullana Rivera, Natalia (Date of defense: 2005-11-04)
The present dissertation aims to contribute to the to date more limited findings of studies examining the factor of starting age in second language (L2) phonological learning in a formal instruction ...
Sehgal, Sapna (Date of defense: 2021-12-17)
This doctoral dissertation examines the effects of a short stay abroad (SA) experience on second language (L2) oral fluency development, taking into consideration individual differences in cognition and ...
Artieda Gutiérrez, Gemma (Date of defense: 2014-01-17)
In today’s globalised world it is becoming increasingly common that adults need to learn new languages at any age. And while the number of foreign language adult learners keeps growing, there is still ...
Keady, Stephen (Date of defense: 2008-01-18)
My aim is to recreate from the texts and films the world which is shown, and then examine it in order to demonstrate a number of points. I hope to show that there is such a phenomenon as an English ...
Jorba Grau, Marta (Date of defense: 2013-04-11)
The aim of this dissertation is to provide a non-reductive account of cognitive phenomenology and the experience of thinking. The nature of conscious thought is an issue that has occupied philosophers ...
Rosado-Méndez, Nadihuska Y. (Date of defense: 2017-07-20)
This work is part of a line of research focused on the zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of leporid remains (rabbits and hares) recovered in prehistoric sites in the Iberian Peninsula. To that ...