Essays about: "pun"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word pun.

  1. 1. "Pun Intended" : The Possible Implementation of Puns to Teach Swedish Upper Secondary School Learners about Meanings of Polysemous Words in the L2 English Classroom

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Filippa Söderström; Jakob Thorén; [2021]
    Keywords : Puns; Polysemy; Humor; Language Education; Vocabulary acquisition; SLA;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate to what extent Swedish upper secondary school learners of L2 English understand the meanings of polysemous words and whether puns can be used to teach such words. A test and two questionnaires were constructed to retrieve data from both students and teachers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is 300 Baht minimum wage in Thailand a good policy tool to reduce poverty, measured by the impacts on employment and average wage?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Rujikorn Thangstapornpong; Pun Porananond; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Minimum wage is a topic that has been of particular interest for policymakers and economists in Thailand since it has been one policy instrument aiming at reducing poverty. In , 2013, minimum wage was increased from 239 Baht to 300 Baht per day, an increase by 26 percent. READ MORE

  4. 3. Understanding the 'mess' in text messages : An analysis of humorous text message exchanges shared in social media platforms

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Anna Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : misunderstanding; short message service SMS ; humor; social media; cross- platform sharing; Pinterest; missförstånd; textmeddelande SMS ; humor; sociala medier; Pinterest;

    Abstract : The concept 'mess-understanding' has circulated in online media and is so prevalent that it is now included in the Urban Dictionary. The folk concept of mess-understandings is a pun for misunderstandings arising in an online media context. READ MORE

  5. 4. "I chuckled. Rolig pun där" - A grammatical investigation of Swedish-English code-switching in two web discussion forums

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Johanna Rosenberg; [2014]
    Keywords : code-switching; web discussion forums; the use of English in Sweden; grammatical outcomes of code-switching; the Internet; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study examined grammatical features of written Swedish-English code-swtching found in two Swedish web discussion forums. More specifically, this study sought to show that the so-called insertion patter, as defined by Muysken (2000), is the the predominant patter of code-switching found in these two forums. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pun recognition in L1 and L2 readers : Seven days without a pun makes one weak

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Erik Burns; [2010]
    Keywords : L1 readers; native language readers; second language readers; advanced L2 readers; pun recognition; language processing; speed; accuracy; puns; degree of amusement;

    Abstract : Language play has an important position in the use of language. Cook (in Lucas, 2005) makes the argument that language play is even one of the primary uses of language. READ MORE