Sökning: "Positive politeness"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 uppsatser innehållade orden Positive politeness.

1. 1. Exploring Swedish Values : A Comparative Study of Perspectives among International and Swedish Students in Sweden

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Författare :Elise Johansson; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Swedish values; nation branding; public diplomacy; soft power; intercultural communication; Swedish Institute; Svenska värderingar; nation branding; offentlig diplomati; mjuk makt; interkulturell kommunikation; Svenska institutet;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines Swedish values from the perspectives of international and Swedish students residing in Sweden, with the collaboration of the Swedish Institute—a public agency focused on enhancing Sweden’s global image and attractiveness to researchers, students, and talents. The research explores the field of nation branding, public diplomacy, and soft power. LÄS MER

3. 2. Are Loanwords Trendier? : A Qualitative Corpus Analysis on Adjective Collocations of English Loanword Nouns and their Native or Sino Japanese Pairs in the Japanese Language

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Författare :Erik Larsson; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Japanese; loanwords; loanword pairs; gairaigo; kango; wago; emotive adjectives; collocation analysis; corpus; Languages and Literatures;

   Sammanfattning : To analyse the behaviour of English loanwords in the Japanese language using corpus analysis is a relatively new field of research. The aim of this thesis is to add to this emergent field by attempting to discover if there are any differences in how English loanword nouns and their native Japanese/Sino-Japanese near synonym pairs are used in contemporary written Japanese. LÄS MER

4. 3. Establishing and preserving social relations in classroom discourse : A study of a teacher’s redress to FTAs that enhance and maintain teacher-student rapport

   Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Författare :Julia Rudolfsson; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Rapport; FTAs; Speech Acts; Politeness Strategies; face; classroom discourse;

   Sammanfattning : This study examines how a Swedish upper secondary school EFL teacher avoids performing Face Threatening Acts (FTAs) in instances of reprimanding and giving oral feedback to students. The results and discussion show that the teacher evades potential FTAs caused by statements and demands by using indirectness in the form of questions and requests. LÄS MER

5. 4. Defining guidelines on how should a voice interface in a smartphone app interact with drivers

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Författare :Rafael Lucena Araujo; [2020]
   Nyckelord :driver interaction; voice; voice interface; smartphones;

   Sammanfattning : The use of smartphones in cars is a common practice that can result in distracted drivers and accidents. Research has shown that using voice to interact with the devices is the least dangerous solution for users, but its implementation is limited and sub-optimal. LÄS MER

7. 5. Being polite : An experimental study of request strategies in Swedish EFL classes

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

   Författare :Christopher Ekelund; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Pragmatics; Politeness theory; Face threatening acts; Swedish upper-secondary school; Requests;

   Sammanfattning : In a world which continuously becomes more globalised, the need to adapt one's language depending on context becomes increasingly important. This is acknowledged in the Swedish syllabus for the upper-secondary school, which emphasises communicative competence and the need to adapt to situation and hearer. LÄS MER