Essays about: "male language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 168 essays containing the words male language.

1. 1. Gendered Language in English Job Advertisements and the Perception of Potential Applicants within Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Josefin Alm; [2024]
   Keywords : Sociolinguistics; gender; language; masculine and feminine words; job advertisements; electrical; and electronic engineering.;

   Abstract : This mixed-method study investigates the use of masculine and feminine-coded words (i.e., words associated with gender stereotypes) in English job advertisements in Sweden, focusing on the male-dominated Electronic and Electric engineering field in Sweden (SCB, 2022). READ MORE

3. 2. “That’s What She Said” : A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Gender Differences in the TV Show The Office

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Louise Åkerblom Svensson; [2024]
   Keywords : The Office; Gender; Language; Linguistic features; Stereotypes;

   Abstract : Concepts such as “women’s language” and “men’s language” suggest differences between how men and women speak, often concerning stereotypes. However, some research within the field of linguistics presents evidence showing little or no difference. READ MORE

4. 3. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
   Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

   Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE

5. 4. “The road ahead will be difficult” : An analysis of conceptual metaphors used in political speeches

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Arsema Solomon Zeray; [2023]
   Keywords : conceptual metaphors; politics; gender; Africa; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Political speeches are complex in nature and call for a thorough exploration to unravel the underlying messages. Politicians tend to simplify their speeches by using conceptual metaphors as a means of taking a shortcut. READ MORE

6. 5. Implementing UX/UI in a real-time speech recognition and translation application in Android and a clinical study

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Pamela Chilo; [2023]
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   Abstract : According to WHO(World Health Organization) there are over 1,5 billion people living with hearing loss. Furthermore, HRF(Hörselskadades riksförbund) believe that ‘hidden hearing loss’ can be a much larger scale of the population than what was believed. There are two parts in this project taking place parallel. READ MORE