Essays about: "role of language in communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 essays containing the words role of language in communication.

1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
   Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

   Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

3. 2. Persuading others using language online

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

   Author : Karolina Hagerman; [2024]
   Keywords : persuasion; language; persuasive communication; reddit; communication accomodation theory; language attributes; sentiment; lexical diversity;

   Abstract : This study explores the dynamics of persuasive communication within the context of the r/AmItheAsshole subreddit, a platform that serves as a space for individuals to share real-life conflicts, inviting impartial judgments from the Reddit community, so-called flairs. Grounded in Communication Accommodation Theory and existing research on persuasion, the study explores the impact of language attributes on persuasive outcomes, using hypothesis testing to determine significant differences between the different flairs and two broader binary categories of blame. READ MORE

4. 3. SOCIAL MEDIA AS TOOLS FOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION OF NIGERIAN MIGRANTS IN SWEDEN

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Mmaduabuchi Chijioke Ikeh; [2023-10-10]
   Keywords : migration; integration; cultural integration; social media; migrants; social integration; social capital; digital literacy; social network;

   Abstract : Purpose: This research aims to examine how new Nigerian migrants in Sweden respond to social and cultural challenges and investigate the role of social media in their integration process. Theory: Social Capital Theory forms the framework that supports this study. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. “We have to speak one language to stop FGM“ : Inside and outside perspectives on challenges and strategies related to the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting within the Maasai in the Northern central part of in Tanzania

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   Author : Anna Bergman; Stina Olausson; [2023]
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   Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a universal concern, with more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone the practice primarily concentrated in Africa. The Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Northern Central part of Tanzania, have the highest rate of FGM/C in the whole country. READ MORE