Essays about: "speech as a communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 essays containing the words speech as a communication.

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. aiLangu - Real-time Transcription and Translation to Reduce Language Barriers : An Engineering Project to Develop an Application for Enhancing Human Verbal Communication

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Vincent Ringström1; Iley Alvarez Funcke; [2023]
   Keywords : Sound transcription; Sound translation; AI; Deep learning; Real-time; Language barrier; Concurrency; Ljud transkription; Ljud översättning; AI; Djupinlärning; Real-tid; Språkbarriär; Samtidighet;

   Abstract : The research area this report relates to is real-time automatic transcription and translation. The purpose of the work done for the report is to reduce the perceived language barriers online and to make a user-friendly application to make use of the latest deep learning technology to transcribe and translate in real-time. READ MORE

4. 3. Public Communication in a Pandemic : Language in COVID‐19 public health advertising

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Petra Rindby; [2023]
   Keywords : COVID-19; pragmatics; speech act theory; cooperative principle; implicature; Gricean maxims; advertising; PSA; public information; COVID-19; pragmatik; talakter; samarbetsprincipen; kommunikation; reklam; samhällsinformation;

   Abstract : This linguistic study in the field of pragmatics looked at the language used by public health authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to inform citizens about COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. It made a qualitative analysis of advertisements that were posted on Instagram by the Department of Health and Aged Care, the National Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in relation to COVID-19 during this time frame. READ MORE

5. 4. Intelligible dialogue manager for social robots : An AI dialogue robot solution based on Rasa open-source framework and Pepper robot

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Jiangeng Sun; [2023]
   Keywords : Rasa; understandable robots; HRI;

   Abstract : In the process of Human-Robot Interaction, improving the intelligibility of robots is crucial. Intelligibility refers to the degree to which humans can understand robot behavior and decision-making. When humans interact with low-intelligibility robots, it can lead to a series of problems, such as misunderstanding and trust issues. READ MORE

6. 5. Gricean Maxims and ASD Individuals on TV : A pragmatic analysis of individuals with ASD and their sensitivity to Gricean Maxims

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Alice Ann Mikha; [2023]
   Keywords : Autism; ASD; Atypical; the Gricean Cooperative Principle; maxims; flouting; pragmatics; autistic disorder; language understanding; neuropsychiatric disabilities; education;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine the way the flouting of the Gricean maxims is used to portray a fictional character with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study analyzes a character named Sam Gardner from the television series Atypical. READ MORE