Essays about: "speech functions"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 52 essays containing the words speech functions.

  1. 6. Border burden? - A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Securitization of Migration in the Maltese Media Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Luisa Fechner; [2023]
    Keywords : Malta; Securitization of Migration; Identity; Threat Construction; CDA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Due to the position of the Maltese archipelago in the central Mediterranean sea, Migration is a topic of recurring relevance. The particular geographical location and strong sense of cultural identity are central themes in the public discourse, influencing societal structures and political decision-making surrounding migration. READ MORE

  3. 7. Is there a correlation between the ability to recognise speech-in-noise and sensory memory?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Stella Svedberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Speech-in-noise; Sensory memory; Hagerman test; Pearson correlation; t-test;

    Abstract : Recently, research has begun to pay more attention to the cognitive functions associated with auditory perception. In this study, two tests are performed to investigate the correlation between the ability to recognise speech-in-noise and the performance of sensory memory, as well as to investigate whether the performance would improve during the sensory memory test. READ MORE

  4. 8. “Every Time You Call Me Crazy I Get More Crazy”: Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift, and Confessional Performances

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Kajsa Reinholdsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sylvia Plath; Taylor Swift; biographical performativity; mad studies; mad theory; auto biography; confessional poetry; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the works and personas of Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift and analyses the popular conflations of their real lives and their works. Jon Helt Haarder’s theory of biographical performativity is introduced to analyse the threshold aesthetics between reality and art and investigate the feedback loops between oeuvres andlives as well as the interpretation of these in the public sphere. READ MORE

  5. 9. The role of word accents in semantic processing in South Swedish

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

    Author : Jinhee Kwon; [2023]
    Keywords : Word accents; spoken word recognition; prediction; ERP; N400; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Prosodic cues can aid speech processing by adding semantic information in lexical tones or functional information in intonational tones. Swedish word accents are considered to have stronger grammatical functions than semantic roles, although they are shaped by both lexical and intonational information structure. READ MORE

  6. 10. Directness and indirectness in the pursuit of love : A qualitative study on manifestations of directness and indirectness in the reality TV show Love on the Spectrum

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Directness; indirectness; implicature; entertainment;

    Abstract : When it comes to human communication, there are several possible ways of expressing the same idea. This is often explained in terms of direct and indirect speech acts. READ MORE