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  1. 1. Extinction, or the Extension of Life : Biology and History as Representation and Metaphor in Ted Chiang's "Seventy-Two Letters"

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Sofia Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Ted Chiang; Speculative Fiction; History of Ideas; Michel Foucault; Gillian Beer; Biology; History; Evolutionary Theory; Preformation; Literature; Metaphor; Representation; Darwin; Nineteenth Century;

    Abstract : This paper explores Ted Chiang's novella "Seventy-Two Letters" and the way in which it combines genres, scientific and historical ideas in an effort to examine topics about life and creation. The combinations result in an intriguing representation of a history which is then made different and where Chiang can creatively challenge past ideas. READ MORE

  3. 2. Functional shift and semantic change in Lord of the Rings Online

    University essay from Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Susanne Norlin; [2013]
    Keywords : Semantic change; functional shift; LotRO; MMORPG; English; pejoration; word formation process; metaphorical extension; amelioration; widening; denominal verbs.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to identify functional shifts and semantic changes in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Lord of the Rings Online. The focus is on new uses of established terms in Standard English and the intent is to see how the word formation processes work in an online gaming environment, and identify the possible reasons behind them. READ MORE

  4. 3. Onomatopoeic phrasal verbs : A corpus study of their meanings and usage in American English

    University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

    Author : Oskar Rydblom; [2010]
    Keywords : Compositionality; corpus study; figurative meaning; extension of meaning; meaning; metaphors; onomatopoeia; ontological metaphors; orientational metaphors; phrasal verbs; registers; semantic;

    Abstract : This study examines how the meanings of onomatopoeic phrasal verbs are created and in which register these verbs are most frequently used. Through the study of previous research on the subject qualities of onomatopoeia and phrasal verbs are identified. READ MORE