Essays about: "character language"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 162 essays containing the words character language.

1. 36. Willy Loman's Impact on his Own World : A Lacanian Analysis of a Life Lived in Incongruence

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Can Incegül; [2022]
   Keywords : psychoanalytic theory; Jaqcues Lacan; mirror stage; symbolic stage; language; unconscious; repression; regression; defense mechanisms; Willy Loman;

   Abstract : In the 1949 play The Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller depicts a man that goes through life without ever really understanding his own place in it. Willy Loman spends his life chasing a dream yet lacks the ability to achieve it. READ MORE

3. 37. Orthography and Kanji Learning : A Comparison of Kanji Learning Methods in L2 Japanese Learners from Non-Logographic Sinosphere Backgrounds and Alphabetic Backgrounds

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Matthew Robinson; [2022]
   Keywords : Japanese writing system; kanji learning; character background; non-character background; Sinosphere; alphabetic background;

   Abstract : This study investigates the kanji learning strategies used by learners of Japanese from two non-logographic orthographic backgrounds within the Sinosphere (Korean and Vietnamese), and alphabetic-language-based backgrounds, and how the three groups compare to each other. The study utilised data analysis techniques on data collected from 40 Japanese language learners via an online survey, and semi-structured interviews with four learners from Korea and Vietnam. READ MORE

4. 38. The madness of the Search : The poetics of deconstruction in Hilda Hilst's With my dog-eyes and The obscene Madame D

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Litteraturvetenskap

   Author : Isi de Paula; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The obscene Madame D [A obscena Senhora D, 1982] and With my dog-eyes [Com os meus olhos de cão, 1986] are two short novels by the Brazilian writer Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) where the protagonists engage in a philosophical search for meaning that lead them to a state that is publicly interpreted as madness. In this analysis, they are read in light of the philosopher's Jacques Derrida theory of deconstruction. READ MORE

5. 39. The influence of yakuwarigo and gendered language on character portrayals : A case study of the Japanese translation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ramiar Ahmad; [2021]
   Keywords : Harry Potter; Chamber of Secrets; yakuwarigo; role language; Japanese; English; translation; character voices; character portrayals;

   Abstract : The book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, written by the prolific author J.K.Rowling, is a popular piece of fiction that has been adapted into a film as well as severalvideogames. The book has also been translated from its original English into dozens oflanguages, including Japanese. READ MORE

6. 40. Story World Absorption : An Analysis of EFL Students´ Immersive Reading Experience and Perceived Reading Enjoyment

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

   Author : August Larsson; Elvira Aspra; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Prior research within the field of immersive reading has determined that the process of being absorbed by a story consists of four dimensions: attention, mental imagery, emotional engagement, and transportation, dimensions that in turn influence readers' perceived enjoyment when reading fiction. In contrast to a majority of the prior research within the field of immersive reading, this essay aims to identify factors that specifically influence EFL students' story world absorption and reading enjoyment. READ MORE