Sökning: "politeness online"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden politeness online.

  1. 1. Do we even care about politeness anymore? : A mixed-methods study of societal perceptions on pragmatic competence in English

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Nellie Lindqvist; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Cross-cultural pragmatics; ELF; speech-act theory; politeness theory; sociopragmatic competence; sociolinguistics;

    Sammanfattning : Politeness is viewed as an admirable trait by most people, yet what it means to be polite is arguably a controversial issue when it comes to using English, as people of different ages, education levels, and proficiency levels use English daily, and may have different views on politeness. These observations raise questions about whether there are certain universal pragmatic rules, or if pragmatic rules are primarily language- and/or culture-specific. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A comparative critical discourse analysis of the news coverage of the rape law reform in Sweden and Denmark

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Författare :Ida Helene Sørensen-Diercksen; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Rape; consent; gender equality; news media; critical discourse analysis; framing Voldtægt; samtykke; ligestilling; nyhedsmedier; kritisk diskursanalyse; framing; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the discourse concerning the consent-based rape law reform in Sweden and Denmark. Sweden implemented the consent-based rape law July 2018 and has since been evaluating the law while the current Danish government promised that the law will change to a consent-based law. LÄS MER

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Hedging Rule Discussions : A study on hedging and emoticons in an online board game discussion forum

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Författare :Joakim Aldén; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Hedging; hedge; politeness theory; computer-mediated communication; cmc; pragmatics;

    Sammanfattning : In everyday language, people tend to speak in a non-committing fashion when making claims, either to save their own face or to save another person’s face. In linguistics, this is called hedging, with common words and expressions such as probably, assume and I don’t know often revealing that a hedging speech act has been performed. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Striden om kommentarsfältet En kvantitativ studie om kommentarsfältens utveckling och samtalsklimat

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Författare :Tove Andersson; Camilla Haagen; [2018-02-08]
    Nyckelord :online commenting forums; politeness online; anonymity online; Ifrågasätt; Dagens Nyheter; newspapers online.;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study has been to investigate who writes what in a modern online commenting forum. In an ever changing digital world there are certain themes that reoccur in the public debate. One of those is the question about uncivility and impoliteness online. LÄS MER