Essays about: "cooperative principle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words cooperative principle.

1. 1. Public Communication in a Pandemic : Language in COVID‐19 public health advertising

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

   Author : Petra Rindby; [2023]
   Keywords : COVID-19; pragmatics; speech act theory; cooperative principle; implicature; Gricean maxims; advertising; PSA; public information; COVID-19; pragmatik; talakter; samarbetsprincipen; kommunikation; reklam; samhällsinformation;

   Abstract : This linguistic study in the field of pragmatics looked at the language used by public health authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to inform citizens about COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. It made a qualitative analysis of advertisements that were posted on Instagram by the Department of Health and Aged Care, the National Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in relation to COVID-19 during this time frame. READ MORE

3. 2. Conversational Implicature for Language Teachers: Reading between the lines in John Marsden's Tomorrow, when the war began

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Alva Thyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Grice’s maxims; conversational implicature; Grice s theory; reading between the lines; teaching reading; English teaching; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how John Marsden’s Tomorrow, when the war began (1993) could be used for reading-between-the-lines practice in the English language classroom. It answers questions relating to how reading between the lines can be understood in relation to Grice’s cooperative principle, the effects of implicature in the text and how teachers can use this information to facilitate reading between-the-lines practice. READ MORE

4. 3. Gricean Maxims and ASD Individuals on TV : A pragmatic analysis of individuals with ASD and their sensitivity to Gricean Maxims

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Alice Ann Mikha; [2023]
   Keywords : Autism; ASD; Atypical; the Gricean Cooperative Principle; maxims; flouting; pragmatics; autistic disorder; language understanding; neuropsychiatric disabilities; education;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine the way the flouting of the Gricean maxims is used to portray a fictional character with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study analyzes a character named Sam Gardner from the television series Atypical. READ MORE

5. 4. Värdepåverkande faktorer i lantbrukskooperativa företag : en studie om medlemmars upplevda värde av skogs- och lantbrukskooperativ

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Elisabeth Granath; [2023]
   Keywords : Kooperativ; medlemskap; skogsägarförening; lantbrukskooperativ; socialt kapital; Cooperative; membership; forest owners’ association; agriculture cooperative; social capital;

   Abstract : Majoriteten av Sveriges jordbruksföretag drivs av få personer, vilket till stor del är tack vare den tekniska utvecklingen av maskiner som idag ersätter mycket fysiskt arbete. Sedan år 1990 har antalet jordbruksföretag i Sverige minskat med 39 % till följd av en hård konkurrens från både utlandet och stora bolag nationellt. READ MORE

6. 5. Shakespeare's Language : Styles and meanings in King Lear relating to power

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

   Author : Marianne Vifell Waters; [2023]
   Keywords : Early Modern English; Shakespeare; King Lear; social rank; gender; power; possession; Semantic and Pragmatic theories.;

   Abstract : This is a linguistic study that will apply theories as a way of understanding the contexts of aspects of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, as they relate to the possession, and exercise of power. It focuses on targeting and exploring the language of the play and how it impacts characters’ behaviour to gain or sustain power. READ MORE