Essays about: "pragmatics thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words pragmatics thesis.

  1. 1. Neural correlates of pragmatic processing in adolescents

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Christoffer Forbes Schieche; [2023]
    Keywords : Adolescence; cognitive control functions; fMRI; pragmatics; theory of mind; fMRI; kognitiv kontroll; mentalisering; pragmatik; tonåringar;

    Abstract : Understanding indirect speech, i.e., when an utterance does not match the intended meaning, is one of many pragmatic abilities at play in conversation. While the development of pragmatic abilities starts early, they continually develop throughout adolescence although this period is understudied. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pragmatic strategies in academic English as a lingua franca : A corpus-based analysis of the use of the discourse markers, yeah, okay, and so during academic consultations hours

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Ida Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : English as a lingua franca; pragmatics; discourse markers; academic consultation hours; corpus linguistics;

    Abstract : English is used as a lingua franca to communicate when interlocutors' do not share a first language (DeBartolo, 2014). This is prominent in academia, where teachers and students in international exchange programs communicate daily in English as a lingua franca (ELF). READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards a Composite Notion of ‘what is said’

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Daniel Delgado; [2022]
    Keywords : Semantics; Pragmatics; Språkfilosofi;

    Abstract : If, when asked whether you want more beer, you utter, ‘I’ve had enough’, your interlocutor knows that you have had enough of beer. That is, from the literal content of ‘I’ve had enough’, your interlocutor infers that you say, ‘I’ve had enough [of beer]’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Expressing hate : How overt and covert hate speech operates online

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Tove Fäldt; [2021]
    Keywords : pragmatics; hate speech; dog-whistles; covert hate speech;

    Abstract : This thesis highlights the complex ways in which hate speech operates online, which ties into more general debates on online hate speech as something special. One way of elucidating this complexity is by dividing online hate speech into overt and covert. READ MORE

  6. 5. International Negotiations: Language in Crisis and Conflict Handling Negotiations, and vice versa : A conceptual study on international crisis/conflict negotiations considered in Wittgensteinian, Austinian and Derridean terms, with reflections on the cases of Oslo 1 Accords 1993 and Rambouillet Negotiations 1999

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Stefan Vucic; [2019]
    Keywords : negotiations; diplomacy; crisis and conflict handling; warfare and peace-making; mediation; power; language; pragmatics; meta discourse; semantics; message; meaning; intention; communication; post-structuralism;

    Abstract : The thesis presents a conceptual study engaging the theories emerged in the philosophy of language and the theories of international relations and negotiations into a single framework. The framework comprises the concepts developed by L. Wittgenstein, J. L. READ MORE