Essays about: "epistemic devices"

Found 3 essays containing the words epistemic devices.

  1. 1. Investigating Professional Film Critics’ Stance towards Commercial and Art House Cinema: : A Corpus-Based Comparative Study on the Use of Evaluative Axiological Adjectives and Engagement Devices in Professional Film Reviews of Two Film Types

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

    Author : Hariklia Triantafillou; [2021]
    Keywords : evaluation; axiological adjectives; epistemic devices; appraisal model; film criticism; discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Evaluative stances are common in narrative and realized at all levels of linguistic structure. In film reviews, evaluation has been recognized as one of the most important stages alongside description (Taboada, 2011). READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Translating "Clarity, Style and Precision" : The Economist's Language from the Translator's Point of View

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Birgitta Wernbro-Augustsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Translation strategies; scientific discourse; metaphors; stylistic devices; hedging;

    Abstract : Abstract   The following essay is an analysis of the translation process from English into Swedish of four articles about the oceans of the world, printed in The Economist in December 2008. This publication claims to be using a language characterised by "clarity, style and precision", wherefore these concepts provide the focus for the analysis. READ MORE