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1. 1. Cross-cultural Analysis of Congratulations in American English, Indian English and Peninsular Spanish

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Kimia Avazpour; [2020]
   Keywords : Cross-cultural; speech acts; congratulations; DCTs; Elwood;

   Abstract : To gain a better understanding of intercultural communication, it is relevant to study speech acts not only in different languages but also across different language varieties. Seeing as speech act studies are said to have suffered from Anglocentrism there is a necessity to include nonwestern cultures (Wierzbicka, 1985:145). READ MORE

3. 2. Have You Met Miss Jones? : Identity Construction of a Chick Lit Heroine

   University essay from Engelska

   Author : Towe Falk; [2009]
   Keywords : Identity; Chick Lit; Bridget Jones; Postfeminism;

   Abstract : Take a random woman in her mid-twenties, with a crazy mother, a lousy job and no sex life, add some insecurity and a lot of alcohol and wrap her up in pink, and congratulations, you have just created your own chick lit heroine.The question is whether a chick lit heroine is this simplistic, or if she carries an important message to the readers. READ MORE