Essays about: "TV-series"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 essays containing the word TV-series.

  1. 21. Voice Qualities in Audio Subtitles : Opportunities and Challenges in Voice Design for accessibility and beyond

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anne-Charlot Scholz; [2021]
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    Abstract : This paper explores novel experiential qualities of the voice in Audio Subtitles through research through design. Audio subtitles is an accessibility service for users who have trouble comprehending subtitles in audiovisual content and has been newly developed for video on demand platforms such as SVT Play. READ MORE

  3. 22. "Breaking the lawn chair, skinning the fish" : Categorization and Gender Differences in Slang Use in the TV Series Sex Education

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Michele Lopez; [2021]
    Keywords : slang; Sex Education; taboo words; proper slang; pragmatic markers; gender perspective;

    Abstract : This essay, entitled “Breaking the lawn chair, skinning the fish” - Categorization and Gender Differences in Slang Use in the TV Series Sex Education, claims that slang is part of our everyday language use and it can be found even on TV nowadays. In fact, contemporary TV series often portray a language use that includes informal language and slang expressions and words. READ MORE

  4. 23. When faced with danger, seek refuge in the herd: A study on the stability of cooperation strategies under evolving incentives.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ethan O'Leary; [2021]
    Keywords : Cooperation; Social norms; Strategy; Field experiment; Risk;

    Abstract : Understanding the mechanisms that drive human non-kinship cooperation is an important aim of behavioural economic literature. However, many results are based on observations in abstract games under context-specific conditions which limits the external validity of conclusions. READ MORE

  5. 24. Grammatical variation of English as a common tongue in Game of Thrones : Forms and dramatic effects

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Jonas Rönni; [2020]
    Keywords : Grammar variation; Interlanguage; English as a lingua franca; Game of Thrones.;

    Abstract : This essay examines the grammar variation of English as a common tongue of two characters from the TV series, Game of Thrones. Scenes from season 1-7 of the series where the characters Irri and Grey Worm spoke the common tongue, English, were transcribed and examined using the concepts of interlanguage (IL) and English as a lingua franca (ELF) as analytic frameworks. READ MORE

  6. 25. Visualizing the Invisible: An Exploration of the Radioactive Image within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Fannie Frederikke Baden; [2020]
    Keywords : Radioactive Image; Nuclear Disaster; Nuclear power; Chernobyl; Disaster Tourism; Visual tropes; radioactivity; semiotics; visualized natural phenomena; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the radioactive image and poses the multi-layered question: ‘(how) can radioactivity exist as an image, when it cannot be seen, heard or felt?’. By having no sensorial qualities, radioactivity is often narrated in popular media by metaphoric association. READ MORE