Essays about: "boosters"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the word boosters.

1. 16. Power, politics, and gender-related epistemic modality in interview discourse

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Stephanie S Roth; [2014-10-08]
   Keywords : epistemic modality; hedging; boosting; political interviews; political rhetoric; gender; language and politics;

   Abstract : To examine usage, distribution and function of gender-related epistemic modality in the form of hedges and boosters in political interviews and compare the present findings with those of previous studies. Methods: A comparative, quantitative study of Canadian politicians’ use of epistemic modality in TV/video interviews along with a qualitative analysis of reasons for choosing the respective hedging or boosting devices in the interview situation. READ MORE

3. 17. Hedges, Boosters and Tag Questions in The Big Bang Theory: A Gender Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Kristina Pettersson Granqvist; [2014-02-21]
   Keywords : engelska; Hedges; boosters; Tag questions; TV discourse; gender-related differences; gender; sociolinguistics; media; gender variations; television dialogue;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate the overall frequency of hedges, boosters and tag questions in a selected number of episodes of the TV show The Big Bang Theory, and whether or not there are any gender related differences. Some previous research into this field of sociolinguistics has shown that women tend to use these forms more frequently than men, albeit the majority of this research has been in other discourses than the present one, while some has shown no gender variation concerning frequency. READ MORE

4. 18. A closer look into the feasibility of future large scale land reclamation.

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Michael de Lange; [2014]
   Keywords : Land Reclamation; World Population; Social; Economical; Environmental; Sustainability;

   Abstract : Despite the fact that on average less children are being born and calming messages that the population issue has basically solved itself, the world population is continuously growing. Around mid century it is estimated that approximately 70 per cent of the world’s population will be living in urban environments. READ MORE

5. 19. Hedges and Boosters in Academic Writing - A Study of Gender Differences in Essays Written by Swedish Advanced Learners of English.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Sofia Serholt; [2012-06-30]
   Keywords : Hedges; boosters; Swedish L2 students; academic writing; epistemic modality;

   Abstract : The primary aim of this study was to investigate the overall frequency in which Swedish advanced learners of English use epistemic modality to express doubt (hedges) and certainty (boosters) in their academic writing; and if there seem to be gender-related differences. The secondary aim was to study how these modifiers were structurally distributed in the essays according to the IMRAD model. READ MORE