Essays about: "pronoun you"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words pronoun you.

  1. 1. Reader Address and its Translation in a Gardening Guide : Pronouns, Modals and Imperatives

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Micaela Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Reader address; modal verb; imperative verb; pronoun you; second person pronoun; generic pronoun; translation;

    Abstract : This study examines the translation of three forms of reader address from English to Swedish in a gardening guidebook – the pronoun you as a second person reference and generic reference, modal verbs, and imperatives. The translation was made by the author of this study. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Stand back and admire - then eat." : Translating explicit and implicit instructions in recipes

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Josephine Pantzar; [2023]
    Keywords : Explicit instructions; illocution; implicit instructions; reader address; recipe minilect; speech act theory; translation;

    Abstract : This study examines explicitness and implicitness in the instructions of eight English baking recipes and their translations into Swedish. The aim is to investigate whether the degree of explicitness changes in the translation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Personal Deixis in the 2020 United States Presidential Election : An Analysis of Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s Political Speeches

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Monika Wisniewska; [2020]
    Keywords : personal pronouns; deixis; political discourse; presidential election; speeches;

    Abstract : The present study aims to explore how deictic personal pronouns are used in political speeches by the two American presidential candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, during the 2020 United States presidential election. Donald Trump’s usage of the personal pronouns I, you, he/she, we and they is analysed and compared to Joe Biden’s usage of the same personal pronouns. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pronoun Usage in the State of the Union Address and Weekly Addresses by Donald Trump : A Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics Approach

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Karolina Katarzyna Tęcza; [2018]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Corpus Linguistics; Persuasion; Manipulation; Political Discourse; Pronoun Use;

    Abstract : In the modern world of politics, convincing the audience is the key to democratically gain power in society—and the amount of power politicians gain depends on how convincing they are. In this competitive domain, elites use discourse not only to persuade the audience, but also to manipulate the audience. READ MORE

  6. 5. DO YOU HAVE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME WHINE? First person pronoun use in English pop lyrics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Markus Berg; [2016-02-05]
    Keywords : sociolinguistics; quantitative study; statistical analysis; hip hop;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study was to determine whether a pattern in first person pronoun use can be detected in the lyrics of different music genres. For this purpose, eighty songs were randomly selected by Spotify's "Radio" feature, twenty from each of four different genres: hip hop, pop, punk, and club/house. READ MORE