Essays about: "punning"
Found 4 essays containing the word punning.
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1. ENGLISH AND TAGALOG: A STUDY OF CODE SWITCHING IN PHILIPPINE TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This paper aims to study the mixing of Tagalog and English in Philippine television advertisements. Specifically, this paper investigates three aspects: the frequency of code-switching, the types of code-switching utilising Poplack’s (1980) classification; and the motivations of code-switching employing Li’s (2000), and Bishop’s (2006) lists. READ MORE
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2. (S)examensarbete
University essay from Konstfack/TextilAbstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE
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3. Cunning Punning and Cultural References : Translating the typically British to Swedish
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The main purpose of this study is to analyse what translation strategies can be used for rendering puns and cultural references, from English into Swedish, found in a text that humorously presents stereotypically British phenomena. The study also aims to determine whether the strategies are mainly source-oriented or target-oriented and to point out some similarities and differences between the translation strategies used for puns and cultural references. READ MORE
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4. Punning Exploiting External and Internal Metaphors : A Study of Groucho Marx's Use of Metaphor Reversal
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this study has been to analyse metaphorical strings which have been interpreted literally, a process referred to as metaphor reversal. This was first described by Löflund (1999:18) and the specific term was later coined by Alm-Arvius (2006:6). Metaphor reversal is basically a subcategory of the broader term polysemy punning. READ MORE