Essays about: "semiotic domain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words semiotic domain.

  1. 1. Construal of motion events and linguistic relativity: Comparing German and Spanish speakers

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

    Author : Laura Rebecca Dominique Timm; [2022]
    Keywords : aspect; boundedness; cognitive semiotics; construal; linguistic relativity; motion events; phenomenology; Semiotic Hierarchy; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates a possible influence of language on thought in the domain of motion event descriptions using a cognitive-semiotic framework. Previous studies (e.g., von Stutterheim et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fritidsengelskan i ett Affinitetsutrymme -En text- och genreanalys av minecraftforums.net

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Robin Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Extramural English; gaming; Minecraft; affinity space; semiotic domain; literacy; genre text type; Fritidsengelska; spel; Minecraft; affinitetsutrymme; semiotisk domän; litteracitet; genre texttyp;

    Abstract : In an age of rapid digital development, Skolverket (2018) asks for increased teacher competence in information and communication technology (ICT), both competence in classroom digitalization and pupil’s out-of-school activities involving ICT. One of many areas in which ICT has an effect on the relationship between school and the pupils’ out-of-school activities is in the English subject. READ MORE

  4. 3. Referential iconicity in music and speech within and across sensory modalities

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

    Author : Veronica Giraldo Valencia; [2018]
    Keywords : Keywords: Cognitive semiotics; iconicity; ideophones; multimodality; music; music cultures; semiotics; semiotics systems; signs; sound symbolism; primary and secondary iconicity; unimodality.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Musical meaning is multifaceted: both highly sensory and yet often abstract, able to cross cultural boundaries and yet embedded in specific traditions. For the most part it is not denotational (Monelle, 1991). READ MORE

  5. 4. Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Communication for Development. A Case Study from The Healthcare Prevention Sector in Nigeria

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Abigail Schteinman Leffler; [2015]
    Keywords : Africa; Cross-cultural communication; Intercultural communication; Intercultural mediation; Healthcare communication interventions; Communication for Development campaigns; Interpreting; Language strategies; Multilingual Communication for Development; Nigeria; Translation;

    Abstract : PurposeThis research takes Nigeria and the healthcare prevention sector as a case study to describe the manner in which the non-profit sector is presently dealing with the challenge of communicating in a multilingual/multicultural environment. The intention is to identify the linguistic factors that affect the design of healthcare prevention interventions, indicate language strategies that are being used and potentially single out opportunities for improvement. READ MORE

  6. 5. English acquisition playing Mass Effect : a study in video games, cognitive psychology and the Swedish upper secondary school curriculum

    University essay from Institutionen för utbildning, kultur och medier; Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Fredrik Norman; [2010]
    Keywords : Mass Effect; non-compulsory curriculum; Lpf94; Gee; educational media; cognitive psychology; video game; semiotic domain; pedagogies;

    Abstract : This essay researches video games and learning. The academic interest in video games is steadily growing and this teacher‟s degree unifies interactive game play with the learning possibilities of the media. The study compares the Swedish upper secondary school curriculum Lpf94 with Gee‟s educational theory. READ MORE