Essays about: "figures of speech"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words figures of speech.

  1. 1. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

  3. 2. Directness and indirectness in the pursuit of love : A qualitative study on manifestations of directness and indirectness in the reality TV show Love on the Spectrum

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Directness; indirectness; implicature; entertainment;

    Abstract : When it comes to human communication, there are several possible ways of expressing the same idea. This is often explained in terms of direct and indirect speech acts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Voice Feature Extraction Using Siamese Neural Networks for Detecting Impersonators

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Marlon Almström; Thi Thu Hòa Trân; [2022]
    Keywords : deep learning; voice impersonation; audio feature extraction; siamese neural networks; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Voice impersonation is a technique that has often been used by criminals whose goal is to avoid being identified while committing a crime. There are, however, other interesting cases where the police confronts a suspect with an incriminating recording, and the suspect would deny being the true speaker in that recording, and claim that it belonged to an expert impersonator. READ MORE

  5. 4. New Variants of Nonnegative Matrix Factorization with Application to Speech Coding and Speech Enhancement

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

    Author : Pedro Jafeth Villasana Tinajero; [2019]
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    Abstract : In this thesis, new variants of nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) based ona convolutional data model, -divergence and sparsication are developed andanalyzed. These NMF variants are collectively referred to as -CNMF. Commonsparsication techniques such as L1-norm minimization and elastic net arediscussed and a new regularizer is proposed. READ MORE

  6. 5. On the run : Cultural aspects, figurative language and runners’ jargon in the translation of training guides

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Teresa Svarvell; [2015]
    Keywords : Text type; cultural aspects; equivalence; figures of speech; terminology; runner’s jargon;

    Abstract : This study investigates translation choices and challenges in the translation of two training guides focused on running. It tests the validity of Reiss’s text-type theory in the translation of cultural aspects. READ MORE