Essays about: "Incongruity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the word Incongruity.

  1. 6. Genetic and phenotypic analysis of elbow dysplasia in four large Swedish dog breeds : an evaluation of the screening programme and clinical symptoms

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Anna Medved; [2020]
    Keywords : elbow dysplasia; screening; fragmented coronoid process; osteochondritis dissecans; ununited anconeal process; elbow incongruity;

    Abstract : Elbow dysplasia (ED) is a common hereditary disease in dogs. Elbow dysplasia develops during the critical growth period between 4-12 months of age in large breed dogs and causes pain and lameness in the front limbs. In worst case it can lead to euthanasia. READ MORE

  3. 7. Making Myth: Narrative Discourse in The Shadow of the Torturer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Charles Simmons; [2019]
    Keywords : Narratology Myth Science Fiction Fantasy Science Gene Wolfe Genette; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This dissertation argues that the incongruity between the narrating I and the narrated I in The Shadow of the Torturer produces a site where myth is made. The novel differs from other works in the canon of science fantasy because its science and fantasy are rarely, if ever, juxtaposed. READ MORE

  4. 8. DOES HUMOR WORK? The influence of humor on cognitive executive function

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Cecilia Modigh; Mariyana Dicheva; [2018-07-04]
    Keywords : Humor; executive functioning; ; cognitive performance; Stroop color-word task; incongruity resolution; attentional resources;

    Abstract : Contrasting predictions have been made about the impact of positive affect and humor on cognitive processing. It has been argued that positive mood is likely to improve some cogni-tive processes, but there is also evidence that claims the opposite. READ MORE

  5. 9. Puns and Language Play in the L2 Classroom : Pragmatic Tests on Swedish High School Learners of English

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Johanna Heaps; [2018]
    Keywords : Humour; Puns; Ambiguity; Incongruity; Scripts; Language Play; Language Learning; Second Language Acquisition;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT: Puns are short humorous texts that play on structural ambiguity in order to create incongruous scripts. The perception of their humour requires considerable pragmatic manipulation, which may present problems for L2 learners, which is why many scholars agree that they are best reserved for more advanced students. READ MORE

  6. 10. Do they have to be "boys" or "girls" - can't they simply be children?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Emelie Franzén; Anela Hamzic; [2018]
    Keywords : gender neutrality; norms; incongruity; visual merchandising; in-store marketing;

    Abstract : The gender debate has become more and more apparent in recent years, not least in the fashion industry for children. Messages, prints, colors and not least how clothes are presented in the store has highly been discussed in media. READ MORE