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  1. 1. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
    Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

    Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE

  3. 2. STEREOTYPICAL OR NON-STEREOTYPICAL? : WHICH HATE CRIMES ARE EASIER TO CATEGORIZE?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Maria Blem; Stephanie Kruuse av Verchou; [2023]
    Keywords : Expressions of hate motive; hate crimes; majority-on-minority cases; minority-on-minority cases; police reports; stereotyping; Hatbrott; majoritet-på-minoritet fall; minoritet-på-minoritet fall; stereotyper; uttryck av hatmotiv;

    Abstract : Hate crime is an umbrella concept where the motive is to violate an individual or group based on their ethnicity, skin color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. This study examined police reports from the year 2018, marked as hate crimes. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Study of the Translation of H.P Lovecraft’s Usage of Religious Metaphors in The Shadow over Innsmouth

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

    Author : Juuso Mäki; [2022]
    Keywords : Translation; Lovecraft; Metaphor; Japanese English translation; Equivalent; Religious metaphor;

    Abstract : The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a book written by H.P Lovecraft and is one of the first books in the genre of cosmic horror. The book has been translated several times by different translators from English to Japanese. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Pro Iuppiter!" - A Study of the Use of Oaths, Curses, and Prayers in Roman Comedy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Latin; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Olivia Peukert Stock; [2021]
    Keywords : oath curse prayer Roman comedy Terence Latin ancient history Rome 2ndcenturyBC Jupiter Iuppiter Hercules Pollux Castor gods religion swearing cursing praying formal informal interjectional hercle mehercle edepol pol ecastor mecastor di deus deos fidem Terentius ed bön förbannelse Rom antiken; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns oaths, curses, and prayers in Roman comedy, more precisely the comedies by the playwriter Terence (185/84 - 159 BC). So-called informal/interjectional oaths and prayers constitute the main focus of this investigation, however, asseverations, formal oaths, formal prayers, and curses are included as well. READ MORE

  6. 5. Multiple expressions of the wheel cross motif in South Scandinavian rock carvings : case studies of Tanum and Enköping in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Yani Ma; [2020]
    Keywords : Rock carvings; Southern Scandinavia; wheel cross; intercontextual; materiality; lifeline; comparative analysis; Tanum; Enköping; Hällristningar; södra Skandinavien; hjulkors; interkontextuell; materialitet; livslinje; jämförande analys; Tanum; Enköping;

    Abstract : Scandinavian rock carvings can be described as the special rock art languages that were written by prehistoric humans to express their ideas, beliefs and thoughts. Each piece of figurative motif language might tell a prehistoric story about for instance domestic life, social practice, ritual or cosmology. READ MORE