Sökning: "punning"
Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade ordet punning.
1. ENGLISH AND TAGALOG: A STUDY OF CODE SWITCHING IN PHILIPPINE TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerSammanfattning : This paper aims to study the mixing of Tagalog and English in Philippine television advertisements. Specifically, this paper investigates three aspects: the frequency of code-switching, the types of code-switching utilising Poplack’s (1980) classification; and the motivations of code-switching employing Li’s (2000), and Bishop’s (2006) lists. LÄS MER
2. (S)examensarbete
Kandidat-uppsats, Konstfack/TextilSammanfattning : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. LÄS MER
3. Cunning Punning and Cultural References : Translating the typically British to Swedish
Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this study is to analyse what translation strategies can be used for rendering puns and cultural references, from English into Swedish, found in a text that humorously presents stereotypically British phenomena. The study also aims to determine whether the strategies are mainly source-oriented or target-oriented and to point out some similarities and differences between the translation strategies used for puns and cultural references. LÄS MER
4. Punning Exploiting External and Internal Metaphors : A Study of Groucho Marx's Use of Metaphor Reversal
Magister-uppsats, Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : The aim of this study has been to analyse metaphorical strings which have been interpreted literally, a process referred to as metaphor reversal. This was first described by Löflund (1999:18) and the specific term was later coined by Alm-Arvius (2006:6). Metaphor reversal is basically a subcategory of the broader term polysemy punning. LÄS MER