Essays about: "Grice s theory"

Found 5 essays containing the words Grice s theory.

1. 1. Conversational Implicature for Language Teachers: Reading between the lines in John Marsden's Tomorrow, when the war began

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Alva Thyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Grice’s maxims; conversational implicature; Grice s theory; reading between the lines; teaching reading; English teaching; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how John Marsden’s Tomorrow, when the war began (1993) could be used for reading-between-the-lines practice in the English language classroom. It answers questions relating to how reading between the lines can be understood in relation to Grice’s cooperative principle, the effects of implicature in the text and how teachers can use this information to facilitate reading between-the-lines practice. READ MORE

3. 2. Shakespeare's Language : Styles and meanings in King Lear relating to power

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Marianne Vifell Waters; [2023]
   Keywords : Early Modern English; Shakespeare; King Lear; social rank; gender; power; possession; Semantic and Pragmatic theories.;

   Abstract : This is a linguistic study that will apply theories as a way of understanding the contexts of aspects of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, as they relate to the possession, and exercise of power. It focuses on targeting and exploring the language of the play and how it impacts characters’ behaviour to gain or sustain power. READ MORE

4. 3. Commanding the Swedish roads : Non-verbal performatives in the grammar of road signs

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Ottilia Andersson; [2020]
   Keywords : road signs; speech act theory; linguistic landscape studies; cooperative principle; semiotics;

   Abstract : Road signs form a non-verbal semiotic system – by many encountered on a daily basis – that dictates the actions of the users of the road, in order to create a safe and efficient traffic environment. It is clear that road signs are not just ‘saying’ things but ‘doing’ something. READ MORE

5. 4. Saxo and his younger cousin - a study in the principles used to make Gesta Danorum into Compendium Saxonis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Latin; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Marko Vitas; [2017]
   Keywords : Compendium Saxonis; Gesta Danorum; abridged texts; Saxo Grammaticus; Medieval Latin; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to offer as detailed analysis as possible of the Compendium Saxonis, a late medieval abridgement of the famous historical work Gesta Danorum, written towards the end of the XII century by Saxo Grammaticus. Books I–IV and XVI have been used for this purpose. READ MORE

6. 5. “Ooooh, so strong” : Ironic Responses to Donald Trump’s Presidential Tweets

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Filip Eneroth; [2017]
   Keywords : Trump; verbal irony; Twitter; maxims of conversation; echoic interpretation; Trump; verbal ironi; Twitter; konversationsmaximer; echoic interpretation;

   Abstract : After Donald Trump won the presidency, his use of social media has gotten massive attention because of its incredibly inappropriate content. Many people question how appropriate his use of Twitter is, and in the linguistic field prominent voices point out that the former businessman does not have the skills to speak; he only talks (McWhorter, 2017). READ MORE