Essays about: "Directness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Directness.

  1. 1. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
    Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Directness and indirectness in the pursuit of love : A qualitative study on manifestations of directness and indirectness in the reality TV show Love on the Spectrum

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Directness; indirectness; implicature; entertainment;

    Abstract : When it comes to human communication, there are several possible ways of expressing the same idea. This is often explained in terms of direct and indirect speech acts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wild Things: A Collection of Handwoven Couture

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Steneby - Institutionen för Konsthantverk och Design

    Author : Luisa Recker; [2021-08-24]
    Keywords : Composite Garment Weaving; Weaving; Pattern Making; Tapestry; Making; Clothes; Fashion; Haute Couture; Design; Loom; Textile; Craft; Block Pattern; Geometry; Fully Fashioned; Zero Waste; Slow Fashion; Sustainability; Sensuality;

    Abstract : In this work, a hand-woven fashion collection is designed. The aim is to create clothes that connect us with life and nature and make us feel that we are part of a vibrant surrounding. READ MORE

  5. 4. Question-response sequences in the House of Commons : A conversation analytic study of adversarial questioning in the British parliament

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Adam Blick; [2020]
    Keywords : conversation analysis; question; adversarial; assertive; institutional talk;

    Abstract : With the method of conversation analysis, this study examines the level of adverseness in questions between members of parliament from different parties. The data consists of question – response sequences derived from a ministerial statement from the prime minister in the House of Commons. READ MORE

  6. 5. Impoliteness in language and gesture: a cross-cultural study of impolite behaviour in Russian and Swedish

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

    Author : Vladislav Zlov; [2019]
    Keywords : impoliteness; politeness; cognitive semiotics; language; gesture; conventionality; culture; mimesis; face; directness; frequency; evaluation; semantics; pragmatics; context; sign; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Impoliteness has been considered as a marginal phenomenon for scientific research for some time, although as a type of behaviour it has always been around us. The field of impoliteness studies is currently growing, but there are clear gaps in the research that concerns the conventionality of expressions, different semiotic systems through which impoliteness is expressed and cross-cultural comparisons. READ MORE