Essays about: "Languages and Literatures"

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1. 6. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
   Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE

3. 7. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
   Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE

4. 8. “I’m a girl. But now I’m a boy too”: Ｑueerness and autonomy in Hemingway’s The Garden of Eden (1986) and “The Sea Change” (1931)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Mikael Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Ernest Hemingway; relational autonomy; queer theory; transgender studies; contagious gendering; queer spaces; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Much has been written about Hemingway’s works from a feminist or queer perspective, including the relation between Hemingway’s biography and his representation of female characters, female domination and homosexuality. In comparison, the queer sub-field of transgender studies, which entails analyzing gender transgression and influence, has received little attention by scholars of Hemingway studies. READ MORE

5. 9. Benrina Yatsu: A Quantitative Corpus Study of the Usage of the Japanese Nominaliser Yatsu Together with Adjectives

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Robin Weinemo; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese; nominalisation; yatsu; written corpus; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Yatsu has both been described as an ‘abusive’ version of the nominaliser mono, as well having properties not shared with mono. In this paper, the Japanese nominaliser yatsu was examined using the written corpus Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese (BCCWJ) created by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). READ MORE

6. 10. Affective language processing. Modulations of event-related potentials amplitude by induced mood in a valence judgment task

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Ekaterina Kopaeva; [2023]
   Keywords : affective processing; emotion; ERP; lexico-semantic processing; mood; valence; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Emotional vocabulary enjoys a processing advantage, with the emotional salience of a word detected at 200 ms post-presentation or earlier, signalling selective attention to its affective properties. An individual’s affective state also impacts attention and, by extension, affects processing. READ MORE