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1. 1. Shun the Pun, Rescue the Rhyme? : The Dubbing and Subtitling of Language Play in Film

   Författare :Thorsten Schröter; Moira Linnarud; Patrick Zabalbeascoa; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; family films; screen translation; similes; idioms; modified expressions; play with foreign words; nonce formations; play with grammar; rhymes; half-rhymes; alliteration; repetition; dubbing; subtitling; compensation; humour; language-play; wordplay; puns; metaphors; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : Language-play can briefly be described as the wilful manipulation of the peculiarities of a linguistic system in a way that draws attention to these peculiarities themselves, thereby causing a communicative and cognitive effect that goes beyond the conveyance of propositional meaning. Among the various phenomena answering this description are the different kinds of puns, but also more strictly form-based manipulations such as rhymes and alliteration, in addition to a host of other, sometimes even fuzzier, subcategories. LÄS MER

3. 2. Aesthetics as grammar : Wittgenstein and post-analytic philosophy of art

   Författare :Simo Säätelä; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aesthetics; Estetik; Aesthetics; Estetik; Aesthetics; estetik;

   Sammanfattning : This work attempts to assess the significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's later thought for philosophical aesthetics, both by showing its direct relevance and by criticizing certain prevalent misunderstandings of it. Chapter one deals with the application to philosophical aesthetics of the idea that philosophy is concerned with a grammatical investigation, which means clarification of concepts as well as therapeutical analysis of various philosophical diseases. LÄS MER

4. 3. Capriole in cielo : Aspetti fantastici nel racconto di Gianni Rodari

   Författare :Cecilia Schwartz; Luminitza Beiu-Paladi; Boero Pino; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; the fantastic; children’s literature; Gianni Rodari; crosswriting; Todorov; Rabkin; Held; play; word play; lightness; flying; the child-adult relationship; Italian language; Italienska språket;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this dissertation is to study the fantastic in the tales of the Italian children’s author Gianni Rodari. This analysis is grounded in the hypothesis that the fantastic is primarily characterized by two esthetic qualities, play and lightness, both of which are manifested at different levels in these texts, as well as in the relation between children and adults. LÄS MER

5. 4. (De)coding Modality : The Case of Must, May, Måste and Kan

   Författare :Anna Wärnsby; Engelska; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language and literature; semiotics; syntax; modal verbs; modality; English-Swedish Parallel Corpus; epistemic; deontic; dynamic; indeterminacy; Controllability; Transitivity; Data Mining; pragmatics; Engelska språk och litteratur ; semantics; Grammar; Grammatik; semantik; semiotik;

   Sammanfattning : This study investigates the mechanisms of (de)coding modality, focusing on the interpretation of utterances containing the modals must, may, måste, and kan. The main research question posed in this study is what enables the interlocutors to interpret modal expressions so that communicative goals are achieved. LÄS MER

7. 5. The Ndengeleko Language of Tanzania

   Författare :Eva-Marie Ström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ndengeleko; Bantu; Tanzania; Rufiji; phonology; morphology; morpho-phonology; endangered languages; grammar; linguistic description; spirantisation; animacy; conjoint; disjoint;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation describes the Ndengeleko language of Tanzania, in particular the phonology and morphology in the noun and verb phrase. This Bantu language, spoken by approximately 72,000 people, has not been the subject of any previous linguistic study. LÄS MER