Essays about: "Folk linguistic notion"
Found 5 essays containing the words Folk linguistic notion.
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1. Profanity and Women : A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Gender - Based on HBO's True Blood
University essay from Södertörns högskola/LärarutbildningenAbstract : Like many other social issues concerning gender, language also comes with gendered stereotypes and limitations which results in difference and inequality in speech, based on gender. According to folk-linguistic beliefs and a variety of linguists, women are believed to speak in a specific way in which using swear words is not considered ideal. READ MORE
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2. Understanding the 'mess' in text messages : An analysis of humorous text message exchanges shared in social media platforms
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturAbstract : The concept 'mess-understanding' has circulated in online media and is so prevalent that it is now included in the Urban Dictionary. The folk concept of mess-understandings is a pun for misunderstandings arising in an online media context. READ MORE
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3. Sailors and Tentative Talk-a-lots. - A study of folk linguistic notions of gendered language in action films
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The relationship between reality and the media is a complex one; some say that media is the most important symbolic world for the shaping of our perception of reality while others argue that expecting the media to be representative of the real world may be potentially harmful for our understanding of this relationship. This study investigates this relationship by measuring the frequency of three folk linguistic notions of gendered language in action films. READ MORE
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4. Literary perspectives on the case for Beowulf's rowing adventure with Breca
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : Tradition in the study of Beowulf has held that the discussion between Beowulf and Unferth regarding Beowulf’s victory over Breca concerns a swimming competition. However, some scholars have suggested that this section refers to a rowing or sailing adventure, due to some ambiguity in the language of the passage. READ MORE
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5. Language and The Language of Thought- A linguistic perspective on the philosophy of Fodor
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofiAbstract : The status of folk psychology and its concepts has come under scrutiny in contemporary philosophy of mind and psychology (cf. Ryle 1949; Nisbett and Wilson 1977; Churchland 1986; Dennett 1987, 1991). READ MORE