Essays about: "english and newspaper"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words english and newspaper.

  1. 1. Gender-neutrality in Written Discourse : A newspaper-based diachronic comparisonstudy of gender-neutral vocabulary

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Yuchen Zeng; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-neutral vocabulary; Diachronic; Gender Asymmetry; Sexist language; Gender- inclusive Language.;

    Abstract : This paper investigated the use of sexist language in English vocabulary by examininggender asymmetry and sexism in contemporary written discourse. The traditional sexistlanguage often reinforces gender stereotypes and inequalities. In English, the masculineterms are considered the unmarked form (the norm) while the feminine terms are marked. READ MORE

  3. 2. Covid-19 & Swedish exceptionalism : A critical qualitative content analysis on the international print media discourses of Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

    Author : Rianne Kippersluis; [2022]
    Keywords : Swedish Covid-19 strategy; international print media discourse; Qualitative Content Analysis QCA ; international image of Sweden; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; news values; Swedish exceptionalism; media landscapes; media coverage of pandemics; Covid-19 in media; language in the media; linguistic devices; stereotyping and bias; Anders Tegnell; trust; strategy; image of Sweden and Swedes; ideologies; Dutch media; English media; American media; Sweden;

    Abstract : In 2020, the year the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the Swedish Covid-19 response differed radically from the general policy of total lockdown and strict enforcement of Covid-measures and regulations recommended by the WHO. Instead, Sweden strove early on to achieve herd immunity, with no mandatory measures to limit numbers in shopping malls, buses, and other public events, nor mask requirements. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Linguistic Representation of the Taliban in the Afghani Newspaper, Comparison Between Before and After the Power Change

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    Author : Ahmad Albonia; [2022]
    Keywords : Political discourse analysis- Critical discourse analysis- Corpus linguistics- Qualitative thimatic research-Fairclough;

    Abstract : Bearing in mind the big role media plays in shaping public opinion and the importance of understanding how ideologies can be conveyed to the public through language, this study uses qualitative analysis to investigate the discursive representation changes around the existence of the Taliban or what they call themselves now, the Islamic Emirate, in the Afghan media before and after the power shift. In specific, it illustrates how linguistic devices are used to transmit the discourse changes through the used language in the Afghani newspaper to legitimize or delegitimize having the Taliban in Afghanistan. READ MORE

  5. 4. Difficulties of Coming Out Amoung Japanese Elite Athletes : A media-studies inquiry into the case of soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Anni-Ruffina Ström; [2020]
    Keywords : LGBT athletes; Olympic Games; media representation; self-promotion; Nadeshiko Japan;

    Abstract : The 2020 Summer Olympicsand the Paralympic Games were scheduledto take placein Tokyo. This sporting mega-event has affected change in the public and social spheres of the host country, Japan, but with regard to athletes’ gender and sexual orientation Japan’s mainstream media seem still considerably biased. READ MORE

  6. 5. Analysis of the online Swedishpolitical discourse Thesis report for Degree Project C in Computer Science

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Pelle Ingvast; [2020]
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    Abstract : In any written text bias is inherent, therefore it is important as aconsumer of media to understand that there are underlying biases.Sweden have a multi party system in parliament meaning that bias inmedia is possible not only in favor of two ideologies but potentiallyeight. READ MORE