Essays about: "nicknames"

Found 2 essays containing the word nicknames.

1. 1. Erratic Mothers and Wild Animals: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Online Newspapers' Representations of Female and Male Opioid Users

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sofia Hedberg; [2019]
   Keywords : critical discourse analysis; sociocognitive approach; gender representation; local news; drug users; opioids;

   Abstract : This thesis critically investigates how female and male opioid users are represented in local newspapers in Ohio, one of the states which has been most severely affected by the ongoing ‘opioid crisis’ in the United States. Through an analysis of 20 articles from the The Plain Dealer and The Columbus Dispatch, the study aims to highlight how women and men who use opioids are portrayed, and what ideologies are hidden in the texts. READ MORE

3. 2. Hiding behind nicknames : A linguistic study of anonymity in IRC chatrooms

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Alexander Lakaw; [2006]
   Keywords : CMC; nicknames; anonymity; identity; synchronous chat;

   Abstract : Abstract This essay deals with the creation and usage of nicknames in synchronous CMC. Nicknames from four different IRC chat conversations related to three different topic groups have been examined. The method draws on Bechar-Israeli’s (1996) categorisation of nicknames, which has been adapted to suit the type of data sampled. READ MORE