Essays about: "Politeness theory"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words Politeness theory.

1. 6. Are Loanwords Trendier? : A Qualitative Corpus Analysis on Adjective Collocations of English Loanword Nouns and their Native or Sino Japanese Pairs in the Japanese Language

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Erik Larsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Japanese; loanwords; loanword pairs; gairaigo; kango; wago; emotive adjectives; collocation analysis; corpus; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : To analyse the behaviour of English loanwords in the Japanese language using corpus analysis is a relatively new field of research. The aim of this thesis is to add to this emergent field by attempting to discover if there are any differences in how English loanword nouns and their native Japanese/Sino-Japanese near synonym pairs are used in contemporary written Japanese. READ MORE

3. 7. A comparative critical discourse analysis of the news coverage of the rape law reform in Sweden and Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Ida Helene Sørensen-Diercksen; [2020]
   Keywords : Rape; consent; gender equality; news media; critical discourse analysis; framing Voldtægt; samtykke; ligestilling; nyhedsmedier; kritisk diskursanalyse; framing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the discourse concerning the consent-based rape law reform in Sweden and Denmark. Sweden implemented the consent-based rape law July 2018 and has since been evaluating the law while the current Danish government promised that the law will change to a consent-based law. READ MORE

4. 8. Being polite : An experimental study of request strategies in Swedish EFL classes

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

   Author : Christopher Ekelund; [2019]
   Keywords : Pragmatics; Politeness theory; Face threatening acts; Swedish upper-secondary school; Requests;

   Abstract : In a world which continuously becomes more globalised, the need to adapt one's language depending on context becomes increasingly important. This is acknowledged in the Swedish syllabus for the upper-secondary school, which emphasises communicative competence and the need to adapt to situation and hearer. READ MORE

5. 9. Politeness strategies in the film North and South

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Rawan AL Salti; [2019]
   Keywords : Positive politeness; negative politeness; North and South film;

   Abstract : Politeness theory, developed by Brown and Levinson, has been applied to literature in linguistic research for in-depth analysis of discourse, whether written or spoken. Based on my understanding of politeness and the different politeness strategies suggested in the literature, this paper analyzes the different strategies mostly used by the main characters of the televised version of the novel North and South (1855), written by Elizabeth Gaskell, by focusing on some parts of the conversations in the televised version (2004), in terms of gender, social class and situation. READ MORE

6. 10. "CELLU-LIT" : : a pragmatic study of Body Positive Language on Instagram

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Stella Flygare; [2019]
   Keywords : Body Positivity; Self-identity; Group identity; Solidarity; Evaluative Language; Appraisal Theory; Politeness Theory; Pragmatics;

   Abstract : In this paper, two female-led Instagram accounts within the Body Positivity movement were analyzed to see what type of linguistic strategies are employed in order to build solidarity with their followers, as well as establish and maintain a shared group identity. The analysis was carried out by utilizing Appraisal Theory as taxonomized by Martin and White (2005) and aspects of Politeness Theory, as taxonomized by Brown and Levinson (1987). READ MORE