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1. 1. MPUNTUO: A KEYWORD APPROACH: EXPLORING INDIGENOUS DISCOURSES ON DEVELOPMENT IN AKROFUOM, GHANA

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Benita Abenaa Nyarko Uttenthal; [2015]
   Keywords : Mpuntuo; development; extended case study; keyword approach; participation; representation; agency;

   Abstract : In Mpuntuo: A Keyword Approach, Malmö University Communication for Development Master’s Degree candidate, Benita Uttenthal presents research exploring indigenous knowledge of the term development using an extended case study method of the critical case of the Ghanaian Ashanti community of Akrofuom, from which her family originates. Inspired by Raymond Williams’ classic work, Keywords, which was uniquely applied in Andrew Kipnis’ Suzhi: A Keyword Approach, Uttenthal embarks on a keyword study of the Ashanti term Mpuntuo, which is commonly translated in English as Development. READ MORE

3. 2. Terror and Evil in Iraq : A Study of Political Discourse

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Georgia Dekavalla; [2009]
   Keywords : mental frames; purport; the co-operative principle; maxims of conversation; rhetoric devices; implicature; Iraq; terror; evil;

   Abstract : Abstract This paper aims to determine the validity of the hypothesis that the effective and eloquent use of language can result in shaping beliefs and altering people’s perception of certain phenomena. In order to explore this hypothesis, a speech given by George W. READ MORE