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A Multimodal Discourse Analysis Of Meaning Construction Through Verbal And Non-Verbal Modes In Selected Ted Public Speeches On Climate Change
(2024-05)
Zhang, Wenna
This study explores how various symbolic resources embodied in TED talks contribute to forming meaningful units. The purposive sampling was employed to select twenty TED talks on climate change from 2019 to 2022, examining verbal and nonverbal elements based on multimodal discourse analysis. In addition, the qualitative method and textual analysis were utilised in this study to investigate the dominant themes, meaning construction through verbal and non-verbal modes and the interplay between these two modes in selected TED talks on climate change. To achieve these research objectives, the study combines the following theoretical framework: 1) Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (2004) is utilised to discuss the verbal mode, focusing on transitivity, mode, modality, personal pronoun, and thematic structure; 2) Kress and Van Leeuwen’s Visual Grammar (1996) is applied to explore nonverbal modes such as gesture, eye contact, slide, and videos; 3) Martinec and Salway’s Text-Image Relation Theory is used to analyse the interaction between the verbal mode and slides. The study’s findings examine the characteristics of verbal and nonverbal modes and elucidate how they contribute to reinforcing speakers’ messages in TED talks. Above all, TED talks on climate change prioritize solutions over highlighting the issues caused by climate change.
The Impact Of Sex, Origin, And Attitude On The Phonological Accommodation Among University Students In Irbid
(2024-08)
Mahmoud Rifai, Marashdeh Mohammed
Phonological accommodation, or phonological convergence, describes the phenomenon where individuals adjust their speech styles to align more closely with their interlocutor's speech. This thesis delves into the impact of three social variables— origin, sex, and attitudes—on phonological accommodation, using the phonological variables (q), (D), (Θ), and (ð) as indicators of salience to examine this phenomenon. A total of 60 participants were selected using a quota sampling method, and data was gathered through a structured questionnaire that is divided into four sections: demographic, identification, phonological variables use, and attitude. and in-depth interviews with twelve respondents, evenly distributed by origin and sex. The questionnaire and interview data were analyzed descriptively, while the attitude section of the questionnaire used Likert scale that rates from strongly agree (1) to strongly disagree (5). The findings revealed distinct patterns of phonological convergence. Females from rural Palestinian backgrounds showed complete convergence to the urban speech form, whereas their Horani counterparts exhibited partial convergence to the urban variety. Males from rural Palestinian backgrounds tended to adopt the Horani local variant of the (Q) variable, while remaining conservative with the other phonological variables.
An Analysis Of Theta Roles Of Verbs In The Mah Meri Language
(2013)
Rais, Maisarah Muhammad
The Mah Meri language, one of the severely endangered languages of Malaysia is facing the threat of extinction. In order to save valuable information and heritage, this research focusses on the Theta Roles in relation to the verbs in the Mah Meri language. Using Radford's (1997 & 2009) approach in analysing Theta Roles and the verbs, this study explores the interview data ofa Mah Meri native speaker. Two main ideas which are thoroughly examined in this thesis are the Theta Roles and the structural entity of verbs and their related parts ofspeech in order to understand the sentential constructions. Thus, in the primary research question, the Theta Roles examined are the Agent, Theme, Experiencer, Benefactor, Instrument, Goal and Locative. These Theta Roles are examined in relation to the verbsfound in the data ofthe study ofthe Mah Meri language. The second research question addresses the structure of verbs found in the Mah Meri language. In order to fully understand the verb structures, the morphological entities of affixes such as prefixes and suffixes are studied. Moreover, the word order of the sentential constructions are also analysed according to actives and passives. This is done in tandem with analyzing the pronouns in relation to the placement ofverbs in a Mah Meri sentential construction. In short, this thesis aims to document the language of Mah Meri in order to preserve the language heritage ofMah Meri.
Translation Norms Of Cultural References From Arabic Into English In The Queue: An Analysis Using Newmark’s Cultural References And Toury’s Operational Norms
(2024-07)
Ah Alharahsheh, Abdelrauof Meqbel
The present study is primarily about the translation norms of cultural references from Arabic into English in Basma Abdelaziz's novel, The Queue. This particular novel was selected for analysis because it abounds with cultural references that mirror cultural values. To achieve its objectives, the study adopts two translation theories: Toury's (2012) framework on translation norms and Newmark's (1988) categorizations of cultural expressions. It delves into the functions of initial and preliminary norms, as well as the application of operational norms in the translation of The Queue novel into English, utilizing Toury's (2012) theory of translation norms. The study aims to achieve the following objectives: firstly, to delineate the function of preliminary and initial norms at a macro level. Secondly, to scrutinize the micro-level operational norms concerning textual linguistics and translation shifts in the process of rendering Arabic cultural references into English. These translation shifts are indicative of the translator's personal perspective on source language norms and the adherence to the linguistic and cultural norms prevailing in the target language context. The study revealed that there are macro-level distinctions between the source and target texts, stemming from cultural differences between Arabic and English. Furthermore, the study illustrates that the translator of The Queue faced challenges in effectively transferring cultural references to the target text, leading to certain discrepancies at the micro-level.
Effects Of “Learning To Write, Reading To Learn” Pedagogy On The Narrative Writing Skills Of Senior High School Students In China
(2024-04)
Hu, Xiaoqing
Teaching English writing is an important part of English language teaching in Senior High School in China. Compared with English listening, speaking and reading skills, the process of English writing has more complex psychological, linguistic and cultural mechanisms, thus English teaching has always been a problem for English teachers in senior high schools in China. With the reform of National English Curriculum Standards (2017 Edition) and National College Matriculation Examination, there are problems in teaching English writing, such as quick memorization of model texts for exams, over-reliance on traditional writing methods, or students' lack of interest in English writing. The research applies "L2W, R2L" pedagogy to find out the over-reliance on traditional English writing methods’ limitations and enhance students' interest in English writing, which has become an important research issue in English writing teaching.The purpose of the research is to introduce the application of "L2W, R2L" pedagogy to the narrative genre of English writing for senior high school students of Grade Two in China.

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