Essays about: "Guidebook"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word Guidebook.

  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. Board Games Beyond Sight : Inclusive Board Game Design with Focus on Visual Impairment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Linnea Blomqvist; Luca Jakabovics; [2023]
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    Abstract : This report presents a master's degree project in Industrial Design Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in collaboration with ION Game Design. The purpose was to enhance the social inclusion of visually impaired individuals through board games by supporting and inspiring board game designers to bridge the gap between the visually impaired and sighted players by means of creating a more inclusive gaming experience for everyone. READ MORE

  4. 3. Nervous System Informed Facilitation for Strategic Sustainable Development: Integrating Polyvagal Theory in the ABCD-Process

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Jonas Baumgart; Cora Niemeier; Felix Bruns; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Polyvagal Theory; FSSD; Facilitation; Multi-Stakeholder Process; Nervous System;

    Abstract : The activities of modern society create an unsustainable trajectory for life on planetearth. The issues related to that, as summed up in the sustainability challenge, are interdependentand complex, thus effective solutions must be systemic and involve diverse stakeholders. READ MORE

  5. 4. Open Legacies : Exploring Thanatosensitivity in the Context of Creators’ Digital Commons Contributions

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

    Author : Miriam Pyttel; [2022]
    Keywords : thanatosensitivity; posthumanism; digital legacy; digital heritage; death; open source; creative commons; digital commons; free culture; open-source software; memoralization; cultural heritage; GitHub; Free Music Archive; code; music; software; creators; contributions; community;

    Abstract : Technology has become closely interwoven with our lives, positioning us as authors of large and diverse databases. These extensive collections of digital assets will be left behind as digital legacies after users eventually die. 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