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Humanity is a pack of cards. A study on the use and translation of creative metaphorical expressions in the language pair Norwegian Bokmål and American English
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)This thesis is about the use and translation of creative metaphorical expressions, based upon conceptual metaphors. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how creative metaphorical expressions are used in novels, and how ... -
“Humans bring food to their mouths, animals bring their mouths to food”—The morality politics of school-lunch sporks in 1970s Japan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We are not only what we eat, but how. This article examines the 1970s’ morality politics of spork usage that accompanied the rollout of rice in school lunches. I argue that these discourses about the material culture and ... -
Hva trenger tolkestudenten for å lære?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Students of public service interpreting come from a variety of backgrounds. A typical group of interpreting students includes a mix of students from different immigrant communities and from Norway’s majority population ... -
Hvem er Viktor Pelevins Homo Post-Sovjeticus? Betraktninger over psykologiske, ontologiske og samfunnsmessige implikasjoner i to av Viktor Pelevins romaner
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)En oppgave om subjektet i det nye Russland, og dets forhold til sin virkelighet. -
Hvordan forstå hal? En analyse av norske og bosnisk/kroatisk/serbiske oversettelser av hal i Taha Husayns al -'Ayyam
(Master thesis, 2008-11-19)The translation of the Arabic −hāl, or circumstantial qualifier, can often be a challenge for translators, both into Norwegian and other languages. In Norwegian, the present participle is sometimes perceived as a sufficient ... -
“I feel like it’s giving me a lot as a language teacher to be a learner myself”: Factors affecting the implementation of a multilingual pedagogy as reported by teachers of diverse languages
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)To boost the foreign language learning process, language teachers need to know how to implement a multilingual pedagogy, that is, they should be able to draw on their and their students’ knowledge of other languages during ... -
"I give you the ned of a golden string"; The Gothic Element in William Blake
(Master thesis, 2008-12-04)Denne oppgave ser på hvordan det Gotiske utarter seg i poesien og ideene til William Blake gjennom å bruke teoriene til John Ruskin fra The Stones of Venice og Modern Painters. Ved hjelp av Ruskin’s teori, som fokuserer ... -
I Guess I Do, But I shouldn't. A study of teachers' beliefs and practices about L1 use in the Norwegian ESL classroom
(Master thesis, 2014-11-20)This study investigates English teachers' beliefs and practices in regards to L1/L2 use in the Norwegian ESL classroom. This was examined by conducting teacher interviews, classroom observations and a student questionnaire. ... -
"I Love Accents" - the use of accents in American sitcoms
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)This thesis is concerned with the use of accents in American sitcoms. The aim of the study is to investigate if there is a systematic correlation between accent type and character type. Six sitcoms were included in the ... -
"I sound so posh compared to you lot". Phonological variation and change in the Surrey accent
(Master thesis, 2014-05-14)This thesis is a sociolinguistic study focusing on the accent spoken in Surrey. It has investigated five phonological variables: CURE-lowering, L-vocalisation, R-fronting, Yod-coalescence and upspeak. While the first four ... -
‘I would say [k]ar, yeah. [kʲ]ar, yeah’. Phonological variation and change in Portadown
(Master thesis, 2016-05-13)This thesis is a study in language variation and change in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Previous studies have shown that certain Belfast features have changed, and that these changes have spread to areas in the Lagan Valley ... -
Identidad lingüística en Guinea Ecuatorial: diglosia y actittudes lingüísticas ante el español
(Master thesis, 2015-05-14)En la tesina investigué las actitudes lingüísticas de los nativos de Guinea Ecuatorial ante el español. Es un estudio sociolingüístico que averigua, por una parte, la marca lingüística de identidad y pertenencia de los ... -
Identifying opposition against increased carbon tax and reduced red meat consumption
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Identifying the individual characteristics that predict climate policy support can inform strategies to increase support for climate policies. This study examines how individual characteristics predict support for two ... -
Identifying pluralistic approaches in language subjects in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden – A comparative curriculum analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In Scandinavia, plurilingualism has been embraced as an important goal in language curricula. However, research shows that teachers struggle to understand what plurilingualism is and how it can be implemented. To address ... -
Ideology and Interpretation in Children's illustrated books: Jostein Gaarder's De Gule Dvergene (The Yellow Dwarves) and its Spanish version.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Este artículo trata la relación entre el texto escrito y las imágenes en los libros infantiles ilustrados. Tiene como objetivo mostrar el papel que pueden tener las imágenes o dibujos en la literatura infantil y cómo la ... -
"Il Gattopardo" di Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa fra paradigma ottocentesco e narrativa modernista
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Questa tesi è una lettura ravvicinata de Il Gattopardo (1958) di Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. L'analisi prende spunto da quello che Guido Mazzoni chiama il paradigma ottocentesco, termine col quale definisce la narrativa ... -
Il progetto drammaturgico di Giambattista Giraldi: Retorica e tematica di un dramma moderno
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Il y a polyphonie et polyphonie
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Image and Word in Postmodern Poetry: Friederike Mayröcker’s BROTWOLKE
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article explores the interplay of visual arts and poetic images in postmodern poetry, focusing on the case of Friederike Mayröcker’s poem BROTWOLKE, nach Karla Woisnitza (1996) [BREADCLOUD, after Karla Woisnitza]. The ...