Essays about: "puns"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word puns.

  1. 1. Measuring copper abundances in the Galactic Bulge

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Nikolei Höglinger; [2024]
    Keywords : Copper; Galaxy: abundances; Galaxy: bulge; Chemical Evolution; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Context: The chemical evolution of Cu in the Galactic bulge have been studied in a few studies using red giant branch stars, but the ages of individual red giant stars are difficult to determine. In addition, the bulge has been a challenging region of the Milky Way galaxy to obtain high-resolution spectra of stars, except when observing through certain few small fields into the bulge that are known to have low extinction. READ MORE

  3. 2. "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

  4. 3. Signifying in Toni Morrison’s Beloved

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Michelle Folashade Hansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Identity; language; autonomy; culture; spirituality; African American; signifying; power;

    Abstract : This essay discusses how language, culture and spirituality are intertwined and used as a defensive mechanism as well as an identity marker, with strong emphasis on Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Language is not just a means of communication, but an interweaving of cultural nuances and a means of establishing identity, demanding autonomy and defying powerlessness. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Liminal Existence, Literally : A Deconstruction of Identity in Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Felicia Stenberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Fantasy; Fairy tale; Diana Wynne Jones; Howl s Moving Castle; Deconstruction; Jacques Derrida; Hélène Cixous; Intertextuality; Metafiction; Identity; Ambiguity of the self; Puns; Witches; Wizards; Magic; Literary Allusions; Nonexistent Binary Oppositions; Subversion;

    Abstract : This essay examines the inherent instability present in Diana Wynne Jones’ 1986 novel Howl’s Moving Castle. I suggest that in relying on the ambiguity of the story and the setting, Jones creates not only a more complex universe, but allows the characters to be multidimensional -- both literally and figuratively -- without having any stable selves. READ MORE

  6. 5. Puns and Language Play in the L2 Classroom : Pragmatic Tests on Swedish High School Learners of English

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Johanna Heaps; [2018]
    Keywords : Humour; Puns; Ambiguity; Incongruity; Scripts; Language Play; Language Learning; Second Language Acquisition;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT: Puns are short humorous texts that play on structural ambiguity in order to create incongruous scripts. The perception of their humour requires considerable pragmatic manipulation, which may present problems for L2 learners, which is why many scholars agree that they are best reserved for more advanced students. READ MORE