Essays about: "Discourse Theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1152 essays containing the words Discourse Theory.

  1. 21. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
    Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

    Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE

  3. 22. GREEN CITY ZONE A Case-Study in a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative within a Smart City

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Florin Gabriel Dascalu; Nicole Dawn DiNatali; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : net-zero emissions; multiple stakeholder management; construal level; temporal distance; system thinking; sociotechnical system theory; project management; smart city;

    Abstract : As climate change concerns have taken a central spot in mainstream discourse, there has been an emergence of green smart city projects, resulting in an increased demand for research in these areas. As the EU has pledged a reduction of emissions, various projects have arisen, such as Climate Contract 2030, Move21, and this thesis’ subject – the Gothenburg Green City Zone. READ MORE

  4. 23. ¿Quién dió la orden? Mediations for social change, affects and digital media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Gisselle Vanessa Martín Chocontá; [2023]
    Keywords : Mediations; affects; digital media; social change; connective action; collective action; meaning-making; social movements; political agency; Twitter.; Mediaciones; afectos; medios digitales; cambio social; acción conectiva; acción colectiva; producción de sentido; movimientos sociales; agencia política; Twitter.;

    Abstract : In 2019,  Movice and CT created a mural that depicts faces of  high-ranking military officers who were in command when more than 6.000 civilians were killed by soldiers and were presented as guerilla members. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Abortion Debate in the U.S. Media : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Abortion Debate within two prominent U.S. News Outlets Leading Up to and Following the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

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

    Author : Merle von der Hülst; [2023]
    Keywords : U.S. media; abortion; Roe v. Wade; Fox News; CNN; Hegemony; Critical Discourse Analysis; Frame Analysis; Media Bias;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyze whether any media bias and framing can be observed in the U.S. news reporting surrounding the topic of the abortion debate. And if yes, how they are being presented to their respective audiences. READ MORE

  6. 25. Domestic & International Development Funding: A comparison of the Appalachian Regional Commission and USAID’s budget justifications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Otto Mickels; [2023]
    Keywords : Domestic Development; International Development; Appalachian Regional Commission ARC ; United State Agency for International Development USAID ; Securitization; Foreign Policy tools; Budget Justification; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development. Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the United States Agency for International Development. READ MORE