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  1. 1. The Exposed Gender : The representation of trans gender in Czech media 2017-2020, a corpus-based discourse analysis

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Slaviska språk

    Author : Jonas Thál; [2022]
    Keywords : Corpus; discourse; gender; transgender; Czech; media; Facebook; news; sentiment analysis; representation; hate speech; quantitative analysis; Korpuslingvistik; diskursanalys; genus; transgender; tjeckiska; media; Facebook; sentimentanalys; representation; hatspråk; kvantitativ analys;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the representation of transgender individuals in online Czech discourses. The study utilizes corpus linguistics to analyze news media and Facebook in order to understand the attitudes towards transgender individuals in these discourses. READ MORE

  3. 2. Age-graded Variation in Japanese Visual Language : The different morphology of adults’ and children’s manga

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

    Author : Sixten Linusson; [2021]
    Keywords : Japanese; visual language; visual morphology; morphology; linguistics; age-grading; manga; comics;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown that not only is there something called visual language through which we understand graphical expressions, but also that each culture has its own visual language. Furthermore, there are variances within these visual languages, denoted by genre, which can be interpreted to be dialects. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stroop tasks with visual and auditory stimuli : How different combinations of spoken words, written words, images and natural sounds affect reaction times

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Christina Malapetsa; [2020]
    Keywords : Stroop effect; reaction times; interference; inhibition; executive functions; processing time; linguistic stimuli; visual stimuli; auditory stimuli;

    Abstract : The Stroop effect is the delay in reaction times due to interference. Since the original experiments of 1935, it has been used primarily in linguistic context. Language is a complex skill unique to humans, which involves a large part of the cerebral cortex and many subcortical regions. READ MORE

  5. 4. “All Can Achieve Beauty” : A Diachronic Multimodal Text Analysis of Skin Care Advertisements 1920-2013

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Linn Wibom; [2019]
    Keywords : Multimodality; systemic functional linguistics; visual grammar; advertisements; beauty; skin care.;

    Abstract : Advertisements are multimodal texts created to get attention from potential customers in order to sell products. Previous research has shown how advertisements’ visual and verbal features make up ideological codes that are used to affect readers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intersemiotic Translation from Film to Audio Description: A cognitive semiotic approach

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

    Author : Ida Stevia Krogh Diget; [2019]
    Keywords : cognitive semiotics; semiotics; intersemiotic translation; translation; linguistics; film; audio description; narratology; narratives; narrative levels; narrative structure; multimodality; multimodal narratives; polysemiotic communication; Visual Into Words; VIW project; VIW corpus; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Audiovisual content is heavily prevalent in many modern societies. Film, in particular, is a favourite form of entertainment to many. Film is by nature both multimodal and polysemiotic, employing the modalities of visual and auditive as well as the semiotic systems of language, gesture, depiction and music. READ MORE