Sökning: "Carita Paradis"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Carita Paradis.
1. Bit : an examination of the explanatory power of a meaning potential approach to the description of lexical meaning
Sammanfattning : Through a detailed examination of the use of the lexical item bit in four English language corpora, this study assesses whether the assumptions guiding a meaning potential perspective on lexical meaning (e.g. LÄS MER
2. Interpretive Functions of Adjectives in English : A Cognitive Approach
Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a theoretical discussion of meaning creation in general, and interpretive functions of English adjectives in particular. The discussion rests on a dynamic view of meaning and interpretation, according to which there are no fixed linguistics meanings – not even for single lexemes. LÄS MER
3. Keep V-ing : Aspectuality and event structure
Sammanfattning : The principal aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive account of the meaning of keep V-ing constructions, see (1a) and (1b).(1) a. Mary kept winning (again and again).(1) b. LÄS MER
4. Persuasiveness in the discourse of wine : The rhetoric of Robert Parker
Sammanfattning : The primary purpose of this study is to explore a case of remarkably powerful contemporary rhetoric, namely Robert Parker’s wine writing, which has had an unprecedented impact in the world of prestigious wine for more than two decades. Parker, an American autodidact who gave up his career in law to become a fulltime wine critic, is considered the most influential critic of all time. LÄS MER
5. Sentiment and Stance Visualization of Textual Data for Social Media
Sammanfattning : Rapid progress in digital technologies has transformed the world in many ways during the past few decades, in particular, with the new means of communication such as social media. Social media platforms typically rely on textual data produced or shared by the users in multiple timestamped posts. LÄS MER
