Essays about: "reader pronouns"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words reader pronouns.

1. 1. Reader Address and its Translation in a Gardening Guide : Pronouns, Modals and Imperatives

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Micaela Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Reader address; modal verb; imperative verb; pronoun you; second person pronoun; generic pronoun; translation;

   Abstract : This study examines the translation of three forms of reader address from English to Swedish in a gardening guidebook – the pronoun you as a second person reference and generic reference, modal verbs, and imperatives. The translation was made by the author of this study. READ MORE

3. 2. Linguistic persuasion in fast fashion web advertisements : A study based on responses from Generation Z females in Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Elsa Björklund; [2023]
   Keywords : Web advertising; fast fashion; Generation Z; Sweden; linguistic strategies of persuasion; boosters; reader pronouns; directives; rhetorical questions; engagement markers; subject position;

   Abstract : This study examines the response of Generation Z females in Sweden to fast fashion web advertisements incorporating six linguistic persuasion strategies. The aim is to identify which of these strategies can be effectively employed in this context to persuade the targeted demographic. READ MORE

4. 3. Narrative Perspective in a Wordless Graphic Novel: Shaun Tan's The Arrival

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Johnson; [2018]
   Keywords : Narrator; Focalizer; Graphic Novel; Mieke Bal; Gérard Genette; Scott McCloud; Shaun Tan; The Arrival;

   Abstract : In a narrative the narrator tells the story, and the focalizer is a character through whose eyes the story is seen. The narrator is thus the one who speaks, whilst the focalizer is silent. The identification of these two narratological features is made with the help of verbal cues such as personal pronouns for instance. READ MORE

5. 4. A corpus linguistic investigation into patterns of engagement in academic writing in Swedish and English higher education settings

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Håkan Almerfors; [2018]
   Keywords : engagement; metadiscourse; corpus study; academic student writing in English; Swedish learners of English; comparative linguistics;

   Abstract : Over the last few decades, the interpersonal dimensions of academic writing have received growing attention in the field of applied linguistics. As an important concept in academic writing, engagement has been a topic of interest to reveal how writers interact with readers to, for example, guide reasoning through arguments and to abide by conventions of politeness. READ MORE

6. 5. Translating a guidebook: addressing reader expectation : A small-scale corpus study of direct reader address in a Swedish-English translation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Carina Sjöberg-Hawke; [2018]
   Keywords : direct reader address; English; first-person; guidebooks; imperatives; interpersonal; personal pronouns; reader expectation; secondary reader; second-person; Swedish; target reader; text conventions; tourist text; translation; translator strategy;

   Abstract : This study analyses the comparative frequency of “direct reader address” in English and Swedish walking guidebook texts. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of specific linguistic features that constitute “direct reader address”, the study aims to highlight the importance of considering reader expectation of a text, i.e. READ MORE