Essays about: "Semantic and Pragmatic theories."

Found 2 essays containing the words Semantic and Pragmatic theories..

1. 1. Shakespeare's Language : Styles and meanings in King Lear relating to power

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Marianne Vifell Waters; [2023]
   Keywords : Early Modern English; Shakespeare; King Lear; social rank; gender; power; possession; Semantic and Pragmatic theories.;

   Abstract : This is a linguistic study that will apply theories as a way of understanding the contexts of aspects of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, as they relate to the possession, and exercise of power. It focuses on targeting and exploring the language of the play and how it impacts characters’ behaviour to gain or sustain power. READ MORE

3. 2. A Study of Metaphors in the Heart of Darkness and their Swedish Translations

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Johanna Olsson Tillström; [2009]
   Keywords : Translation; Vinay Dalbernet; Metaphors; Conceptualization; Lakoff; Conrad; Heart of Darkness;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to compare metaphors from the 1970 edition of Joseph Conrsd's Heart of Darkness (originally published in 1902) with their Swedish translations in Mörkrets Hjärta, by Einar Hecksher (2006), to see how mwtaphors have been translated from English into Swedish, i.e. READ MORE