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1. 1. Topics and Attitudes in COVID-19 Online News Comments about Italy and Sweden. Appraisal Framework applied to Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis

   Master-uppsats, Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Författare :Niklas Danielson; Arianna De Luca; [2023-11-22]
   Nyckelord :Online News Comments; COVID-19; CADA; Appraisal Framework; Corpus Linguistics;

   Sammanfattning : This study conducts a mixed-methods, comparative study of online news comments. The subject of the articles were the two countries of Sweden and Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. LÄS MER

3. 2. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Författare :André Condit; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Corpus linguistics; near-synonyms; collocations; polysemous;

   Sammanfattning : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. LÄS MER

4. 3. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

   Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Författare :Johannes Widegren; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

   Sammanfattning : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. LÄS MER

5. 4. A Comparative Analysis of the Coronavirus Discourse by Exploring the Themes and Dominant Conceptual Metaphors in American Newspapers in 2020 and 2022

   Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Författare :Layal Alkhatib; [2022]
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   Sammanfattning : This research compares the coronavirus discourse in the American newspapers between March and May 2020, when the case fatality rate was at its highest in the United States, and between January and March 2022, when it was at its lowest, by exploring the themes and dominant conceptual metaphors used to describe the coronavirus from the discursive expressions. The research also analyzes how they are framing the coronavirus to shape discourses in society using framing theory. LÄS MER

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

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Författare :Simon Christensson; [2021]
   Nyckelord :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;

   Sammanfattning : 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). LÄS MER