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1. 1. INSERTIONS IN POPULAR HISTORY TEXTS - A contrastive study on translation from English to Swedish and from Swedish to English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Gustav Landälv; [2023-02-27]
   Keywords : English; Swedish; readability; insertion; clause; phrase; syntactic position; popular history;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to compare the frequency of insertions in an English popular history text and a Swedish popular history text. Moreover, the purpose is to compare the English text with its Swedish translation and the Swedish text with its English translation as regards the status of the insertions as clauses, phrases or (in the translation) something else than a clause or a phrase. READ MORE

3. 2. The Discursive Construction of "Welsh" in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle : Thematic Roles and Mental Models

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Åberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Mental models; Predication; Briton; Welsh; Anglo-Saxon; Colonialism; Thematic roles.;

   Abstract : With the recent rise in interest in critical readings of our history, scholars have begun noticing that historical documents such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle may have functioned as propaganda (e.g., Yorke, 2006; Konshuh, 2020). The present study examines how Britons (i. READ MORE

4. 3. Canossa Castle and Azuchi Castle: A comparative study of the castle-building phenomenon in Italy and Japan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

   Author : Eleonora Dei Rossi; [2023]
   Keywords : Canossa Castle; Azuchi Castle; castle-building phenomenon; Italy; Japan; castles; comparative study; archaeological data; architectural features; historical context; cultural significance.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at evaluating the castle-building phenomenon in Italy and Japan through a comparative study of Canossa Castle in Italy and Azuchi Castle in Japan. By comparing Canossa Castle and Azuchi Castle, this thesis firstly investigates the definition of the word castle in Italian, Japanese and English to understand how languages influence the understanding of this phenomenon. READ MORE

5. 4. John the Baptist Through the Lens of Generative AI : A Narrative and Reception-Historical Analysis of Mark 1

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Wettervik; [2023]
   Keywords : John the Baptist; Gospel of Mark; biblical art; visual exegesis; narrative criticism; Late Ancient Christian Sources; phenomenology; generative artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence; Midjourney; Johannes döparen; Markusevangeliet; biblisk konst; visuell exegetik; narrativ tolkning; patristik; fenomenologi; generativ artificiell intelligens; artificiell intelligens; Midjourney;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the intersection of reception history in biblical studies, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and phenomenology. Three images, from text prompts using different English translations of Mark 1:1–8 (KJV, NRSV and NIV) have been generated by GAI. READ MORE

6. 5. Hackneyed Phrases : Intertextual and Linguistic Migrations in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to The North

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Adnan Mahmutovic; [2023]
   Keywords : Tayib Salih; migration; language; hybridity; postcolonial;

   Abstract : Tayeb Salih’s world-literary classic Season of Migration to The North (1967) has been read widely in Arabic as well as multiple world languages. Primarily examined in terms that pertain to the postcolonial field of study, it showcases all the well-rehearsed topics such as coloniser- colonised, identity, nationality, culture, hybridity, literature, language, gender, sexuality, historiography, and most importantly for this thesis: migration. READ MORE