Essays about: "holmes"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the word holmes.

1. 16. "Drag Queens Talk Like Women, You Know" : A Study in the Use of the hedge "You Know" in feminine-gendered Speech

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Danny Bennett; [2017]
   Keywords : Drag Queens; Women s Language; Language and Gender; Hedges;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the use of the verbal hedge "you know" in the spontaneous speech of women and drag queens to compare for instances of certainty and uncertainty as described by Holmes (1986). For the data, episodes of the reality shows RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked which airs on Logo TV and The Real Housewives of Orange County which airs on Bravo TV were manually transcribed by the conventions of written speech. READ MORE

3. 17. Incentives for Implementation? The relationship between biased versus neutral mediators and the degree of peace agreement implementation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Rebecca Holmes; [2017]
   Keywords : biased mediation; artificial incentives; peace agreement; implementation;

   Abstract : In peace and conflict research the study of peace agreement implementation has often focussed on the duration of peace. This however risks overlooking the implementation of the peace agreement as a whole. READ MORE

4. 18. Finding a suitable framework for environmental reporting – a case of water quality in New Zealand

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Madeleine Rose Holmes Cayford; [2015]
   Keywords : DPSIR; nitrates; environmental reporting; framework; water quality; sustainable development;

   Abstract : Environmental Reporting is an important way in which the state of the environment can be assessed. In New Zealand, one of the most at risk elements of the natural environment is the freshwater, particularly freshwater quality in the Canterbury Region, on the South Islands east coast. READ MORE

5. 19. Entrepreneurial Marketing : A Descriptive Study of Swedish Charitable Organizations

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Crystal Holmes; Karin Jorlöv; [2015]
   Keywords : charitable organization; entrepreneurial marketing; entrepreneurship; innovative marketing; marketing; non-profit; not-for-profit; NPO; social enterprise; social entrepreneurship; opportunity-driven; proactiveness; innovativeness; calculated risk; value creation; sponsor intensity; resource leveraging.; entreprenöriell marknadsföring; välgörenhetsorganisation; marknadsföring; entreprenörskap; innovativ marknadsföring; sociala verksamheter; sponsorer; frivillighetsorganisationer; entreprenör;

   Abstract : This Sweden-based thesis provides insights into the way in which charitable organizations can use entrepreneurial marketing (EM). This has been made possible with a descriptive, qualitative study with structured interviews with 7 representatives from charitable organizations with diverse causes. READ MORE

6. 20. Happily Ever After : A Linguistic Study of the Portrayals of the Female Characters in One Old and One New Disney Film

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Angelica Bergman; [2015]
   Keywords : children s films; Disney; female speech; gender stereotypes; linguistics;

   Abstract : This study seeks to answer the following research questions: which stereotypical linguistic profile characteristics and/or typical linguistic profile characteristics, if any, can be found in the old film and the new film respectively? Does the time difference between the films seem to have affected the female characters’ language use, if so in what way? Works by Lakoff (2004), Coates (2004) and Holmes (2013) are used to create a profile for stereotypical female speech and a profile for typical female speech. These profiles are applied to the transcripts of two Disney Princess films; one old film representing the classical Disney Princess films, and one new film representing the modern Disney Princess films. READ MORE