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Impoliteness and gender in computer-mediated communication: a study of insults on Tumblr
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05)This thesis is a comparative study of impoliteness techniques employed by different genders in computer-mediated communication (CMC) in the context of the microblogging website Tumblr. It uses a modified version of Culpeper’s ... -
The phrasing of commands and requests in late medieval letters from superiors: an edition and study of ten command letters
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)The thesis presents an edition and study of ten late medieval letters from the late 15th century and early 16th century. The texts are dated to the period 1458–1504. All the letters may be classified as command letters, ... -
'Your worships, all of you do you think this is true?' A study of pragmatic strategies in the records of the Salem Witch-hunt trials
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Earlier studies have shown that the successful survival strategy for defendants at Salem was submission and co-operation (Archer 2002:18). The six defendants here studied were accused at an early stage in the process and ...