Sökning: "descriptivism"
Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade ordet descriptivism.
1. From Abominable to Zealous
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerSammanfattning : The aim of this study is to examine the views on linguistic phenomena which have been criticised during the past century. The material used is six British usage guides published between 1906 and 2010 in which five controversial points of usage are selected for study. LÄS MER
2. Proper Names: a Verbal Dispute : An investigation of the concept of reference
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierSammanfattning : The present paper sets out to investigate whether the contrast between Description theories of reference and Direct Reference theories constitutes what Chalmers calls “a broad verbal dispute” on the concept of reference. I begin by describing Chalmers’ “method of elimination” concerning verbal disputes, according to which, in order to find out whether a dispute is verbal or whether it expresses a substantial disagreement on matters of fact, the key concept involved is barred and substituted by two new concepts defined according to the frameworks of the respective theories. LÄS MER
3. Medarbetarens kommunikativa roll vid strategisk förändring. En fallstudie av Skånes Universitetssjukhus, ur ett meningsskapande perspektiv.
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationSammanfattning : Title: The communicative role of the co-worker during strategic change – A case study of Skåne University Hospital, from a sensemaking perspective. Many organizations of today go through major changes in order to adapt to a fast changing environment. These organizational changes have mainly been studied from a management perspective. LÄS MER