Essays about: "close study of a text"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words close study of a text.

1. 1. Translating Foreign Words in Poe : A Study on Foreignization and Domestication in Translation

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Matilda Fäldt; [2024]
   Keywords : English; Swedish; Translation; Edgar Allan Poe; Foreign words;

   Abstract : This study aims to research the different methods used by four Swedish translators to deal with foreign words in translation, focusing on their choices in terms of foreignization [staying close to the original text] and domestication [adapting the translation to make it accessible for readers] and their effect on a Swedish readership. This study’s focus will be on foreign words in the ST. READ MORE

3. 2. The Potential of The Witcher : In an interdisciplinary work between Religious studies and English

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   Author : Isabel Cardin; [2023]
   Keywords : Fantasy; fundamental values; ethical issues; Christianity; Hinduism; Religious studies; English studies; interdisciplinary work; Fantasy; värdegrunden; etiska problem; kristendomen; hinduismen; Religionskunskap; Engelskaundervisning; ämnesövergripande arbete;

   Abstract : This essay examines if The Witcher: The Last Wish can be used as a pedagogical tool for interdisciplinary literary seminars about current issues and events in students’ daily lives and society between the Swedish upper secondary school courses English and Religious studies. Additionally, the study investigates if literary seminars about how The Witcher: The Last Wish can broaden the students’ understanding of religious practices in daily lives and what effect their religion has on their relation to ethical and existential issues. READ MORE

4. 3. Text simplification in Swedish using transformer-based neural networks

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

   Author : Samuel Söderberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Machine learning; Natural language processing; Text simplification; Datasets; Maskininlärning; Neurolingvistisk programmering; Textförenkling; Dataset;

   Abstract : Textförenkling innebär modifiering av text så att den blir lättare att läsa genom ersättning av komplexa ord, ändringar av satsstruktur och/eller borttagning av onödig information. Forskning existerar kring textförenkling på svenska, men användandet av neurala nätverk inom området är begränsat. READ MORE

5. 4. Playing Words, Speaking Music : An Autoethnographic Study on Intertextual Approach to Classical Composition

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Musik, medier och teater

   Author : Taja Astar; [2023]
   Keywords : intertextuality; music; intertextuality in music; classical music; autoethnographic study; composition; intertextual composition; intermediality; artistic collaboration; music and poetry; compositional strategies; intertextual strategies; text and music;

   Abstract : This master thesis is an autoethnographic study, wherein the author presents and analyzes her approach to composition practice through intertextuality. Drawing on previous research in literary and musical studies, she aims to identify and/or define the types of intertextuality that she uses in her compositional practice, and their interaction within compositions. READ MORE

6. 5. Bridging the Digital Disparitiesin Sweden : A Discursive Analysis of Swedish Policy Reports on Digital Inclusion

   University essay from Växjö universitet/Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Nur Gültekin; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Divide; Policy Discourse Analysis; Text Analytics; Resources and Appropriation Theory; Digital Humanities;

   Abstract : This study investigates the construction of discourse on digital inclusion in Sweden by closely analyzing policy reports from various governmental entities responsible for the digitalization agenda spanning the years 2017 to 2023. The research forms a three-dimensional approach, which focuses on discursive motivations for bridging the digital divide, perceived access prerequisites for achieving this goal, and the primary target group for digital inclusion efforts within the policy discourse. READ MORE