Essays about: "idioms essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words idioms essay.

  1. 1. No Laughing Matter : A study of the use of comedy in public service announcements

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Josefin Johansson; [2017]
    Keywords : Public service announcements; Advertisements; Advertising; Semantics; Pragmatics; Ambiguity; The United Kingdom; The United States; Australia;

    Abstract : This essay is a study which is intended to explore how public service announcements in broadcast media use humour as a method of conveying their core messages in a manner which is both memorable and persuasive; to consider why humour is chosen as a strategy; and to identify the similarities and differences in the use of humour in PSAs and commercial broadcast advertising. Six video commercials were analysed in total: three PSAs and three advertisements. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating effects of L1 influence and phrase type on L2 processing of contextualized phraseological units – A self-paced reading experiment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Marcus Olofsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the online L2 processing of restricted collocations and figurative idioms. Earlier research has shown there to be a difference in how these word combinations are processed depending on a variety of factors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Racking one’s brain : Vocabulary teaching and the retention of idiomatic expressions

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Niclas Söderqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : Idioms; Idiomatic expressions; Retention; Frequency; Experimental study; Pedagogical relevance; Didactics; Vocabulary; Formulaic language; Transparency;

    Abstract : This essay presents a study of retention of idioms delving into a pedagogical approach by presenting them to a group of lower secondary students. The study also explores students’ memory retention whilst concurrently investigating if certain types of idioms are retained to a greater extent than others. READ MORE

  5. 4. Winged words from Shakespeare´s tragedy Hamlet in the world of Google texts

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Marianne Wabnik; [2015-10-16]
    Keywords : Expression; phrase; quotation; Shakespeare;

    Abstract : This essay explores a selection of famous quotes in Shakespeare´s Hamlet. Almost everyone knows some of them, even people lacking formal literary education. These quotes, which have become winged words or idioms, are discussed. Many phrases and expressions in Hamlet are still used in everyday language, sometimes unconsciously. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dealing with Cultural Issues in Translating Blog Columns by Jeff Klima

    University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

    Author : Sofia Sundqvist; [2011]
    Keywords : adaption; adaptation; cultural idioms; cultural references; direct translation; famous people; oblique translation; pop culture; stereotypes; swear words;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to identify and discuss possible solutions to problems regarding the translation of certain cultural references in blog columns by the American author Jeff Klima. More specifically, these cultural references are general cultural aspects, swear words and references to people. READ MORE