Sökning: "Applied linguistics"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 94 uppsatser innehållade orden Applied linguistics.
11. Directness and indirectness in the pursuit of love : A qualitative study on manifestations of directness and indirectness in the reality TV show Love on the Spectrum
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationSammanfattning : When it comes to human communication, there are several possible ways of expressing the same idea. This is often explained in terms of direct and indirect speech acts. LÄS MER
12. If this is a genocide: A critical discourse analysis of opening addresses at the Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day 2014-2021
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the discussion on the relation between memory and security in how Holocaust remembrance discourse affect the construction of security in Israel. By utilizing Norman Fairclough’s method of textual and discursive practice it analyzes speeches held by Israeli heads of state at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day between the years 2014-2021. LÄS MER
13. A Case for Generative Linguistics in New Testament Exegesis : Surveying the Current Theoretical Landscape and Possible Applicability to Biblical Studies
Kandidat-uppsats, Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologiSammanfattning : This essay surveys the current theoretical landscape of modern linguistics, asking whethe generative and possibly transformational linguistics can be applied to syntactic analysis of New Testament texts written in Koine Greek to find lingual hallmarks in the form of personal usage of syntactic rules that uniquely identify the authors of the texts. The conclusion is that there seems to be evidence that an application of a minimalist approach could make the detection of such lingual hallmarks possible. LÄS MER
14. Multi-Class Emotion Classification for Interactive Presentations : A case study on how emotional sentiment analysis can help end users better convey intended emotion
Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Sammanfattning : Mentimeter is one of the fastest-growing startups in Sweden. They are an audience engagement platform that allows users to create interactive presentations and engage an audience. As online information spreads increasingly faster, methods of analyzing, understanding, and categorizing information are developing and improving rapidly. LÄS MER
15. “If this is true, then he’s a corrupt politician.” : The use of hedging in the two U.S. presidential debates of 2020
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeSammanfattning : This study compares the frequency and types of hedging devices used in the presidential debate of 2020 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Many studies have investigated hedging in political discourse, which has been shown to function as a rhetorical strategy in contexts such as political press interviews and political debates. LÄS MER
