Essays about: "Formality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 essays containing the word Formality.

  1. 1. Losing personality : Exploring with a focus on formal speech how the register of Nakata Satoru in Murakami Haruki’s Umibe no Kafuka is affected when translated into English and Swedish

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Anna-Klara Josefsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese; Murakami Haruki; Kafka on the Shore; formality; translation; Nakata Satoru; Equivalence;

    Abstract : When reading a translated book or a dubbed movie, one might come to wonder if the translation conveys the characters’ personality traits identically to that of the original, and while ‘identical’ may not be achievable, ‘equivalent’ rather may be within the scope of a translator’s capability. Translation between languages as vastly different as Swedish and Japanese, or English and Japanese are bound to face greater difficulties than for example Swedish and English. READ MORE

  3. 2. Finding the Aesthetic in Visitor Experience : A study of strategies used by Moderna Museet and Bonniers Konsthall to understand the visitor experience within exhibitions

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Ifra Shariq; [2023]
    Keywords : Visitor experience; aesthetic experience; museum visitor surveys; aesthetic experience theory; Moderna Museet; Bonniers Konsthall; contemporary art institutions; art exhibitions;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of aesthetic experience of the audience within art exhibitions and its influence on their exhibition making and curatorial decisions of art institutions. This is done by comparing the practices within two case institutions located in Stockholm -Moderna Museet, a public art museum and Bonniers Konsthall, a private art institution. READ MORE

  4. 3. Male and Female Usage of Minimal Responses : A Comparison Between Same-sex and Mixed-sex, Formal and Informal, and Pair and Group Conversations

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Aaisha Almasri; [2023]
    Keywords : Minimal responses; gender; formality; informality; pair conversations; group conversations;

    Abstract : This essay investigates how the usage of minimal responses differs between men and women in different situations. There are three factors included in the analysis, gender of the interlocutor, formality, and the number of participants in the conversations. For each factor, the frequency and function of minimal responses are investigated. READ MORE

  5. 4. Existential Constructions and Constructions Predicating Existence

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Staffan Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : existential constructions; typology; formality; corpus study; existenskonstruktioner; typologi; formalitet; korpusstudie;

    Abstract : The term existential construction has been argued to be a misnomer, as the primary function of these constructions is not to predicate existence. In this study, I compare these constructions with ones whose primary function is to predicate existence using a stratified sample of European languages. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : André Condit; [2022]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; near-synonyms; collocations; polysemous;

    Abstract : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. READ MORE