Blar i Department of Foreign Languages and Translation på tittel
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"I will make an eve" : the construction of gender in Robert Brownings Men and women (1855)
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Idioms : categorization, lexical representation and the question of compositionality
(Master thesis, 2012) -
The influence of English on Norwegian morphology: aspects of a contemporary development
(Master thesis, 2006)Three tentative hypotheses are suggested and tested in this thesis:1. That compounds, clips words and the genitive case are areas of Norwegian morphology which in fact are realms of uncertainty for users of the Norwegian ... -
The influence of improvisation activities on speaking confidence of EFL student teachers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
Innovative pragmatic codes in Ugandan English : a relevance-theoretic account
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The paper investigates innovative pragmatic codes in Ugandan English within the conceptual framework of Relevance Theory (cf. Sperber & Wilson 1986, Wilson & Sperber 2004). Wilson & Sperber (2004) state that an utterance ... -
Investigating the Distribution of L1 and L2 in Student-Student Interaction : A mixed-method study of student-student interaction in a Norwegian EFL classroom
(Master thesis, 2021)In English as a foreign language (EFL)learning, communicative competence is viewed as an important skill according to the English subject curriculum in Norway. In Norwegian EFL classrooms, pupils are often tasked with ... -
Investigating the Teaching and Learning of British and American Culture in Norwegian Upper Secondary School
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis is an investigation of teachers’ influence on pupils related to cultural knowledge in upper secondary. A semi-structured interview with three teachers provide data that is compared with a survey questionnaire ... -
Investigating tip-of-the-tongue states in Norwegian-English bilinguals : Effects of word frequency, cognate status and noun type in word retrieval, in relation to the bilingual profile
(Master thesis, 2021)The current study aimed to explore the effects of frequency, cognate status and noun type in tip-of-the-tongue occurrences in Norwegian-English bilinguals. In what manner the bilingual profile may exert influence on the ... -
‘The Invisible Blood Pours Forth’ : Trauma in Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin and Maria Padian’s Wrecked
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin (2000) and Maria Padian’s Wrecked (2016), and examine how the characters are affected by sexual trauma and rape culture. The novels depict a society that creates ... -
Is the Brazilian Portuguese phrase estar indo, i.e. be going [to], being grammaticalized into an auxiliary, and if that is the case, is it a borrowing from English? : A comparative study of the grammaticalization of Early Modern English be going to and the Present-Day Brazilian Portuguese estar indo
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to compare the grammaticalization of English be going to and Brazilian Portuguese estar indo (i.e. the equivalent to English be going to) in order to investigate whether the phrase is grammaticalizing ... -
Joy of Reading in the ESL Classroom : Can reading a self-selected graphic novel create joy of reading and lead to free voluntary reading for vocational English pupils? A case study
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis I look at whether reading a self-selected graphic novel can lead to joy of reading, and if it increases the likelihood of free voluntary reading. The study was conducted in a Norwegian vocational ... -
Kroppslighet og jomfrukur i Hans E. Kincks tragedie: Den Sidste Gjest (1910)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)In his play on Pietro Aretino (1492-1556), the Norwegian dramatist and novelist Hans E. Kinck (1865-1926) focuses on his character's relationship to the body and use of young women, in particular the young girl, Perina. A ... -
L'emploi des temps du subjonctif chez Françoise Sagan : reflet du passé ou témoin de l'évolution ?
(Forskningsserien, Peer reviewed; Book, 1998) -
The Language of Lone Wolf Terrorists An in-depth study of the use of personal pronouns and identity terms in lone wolf terrorist manifestos
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis examines the manifestos written by four lone wolf terrorists, Elliot Rodger, Dylann Roof, Christopher Harper-Mercer, and Patrick Crusius before they carried out mass killings in the United States. By conducting ... -
Language, gender and religion : an investigation into some genderspecific issues in religious texts and the impact of language on the role of woman injudaism, christianity and islam
(Master thesis, 2011)The thesis begins by providing background information about the concept of gender within the linguistic, feminist and religious context. Possible definitions of the difference between sex and gender are offered and the ... -
Like Stripes on a Chokecherry Tree : Representations of Trauma and Consolidation of History in Neo-slave Narratives
(Master thesis, 2021)Literature has long been utilised to provide commentary on social and political injustices, give voice to discriminated peoples, and provide context in relation to social and cultural history. The aim of this thesis was ... -
Liminal characters in the science fiction of Philip K. Dick
(Master thesis, 2011) -
Mangelfull opplæring i grunnleggende skriveferdigheter - en studie av barnehagelæreres forkunnskaper for argumenterende skriving i samfunnsfag
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)