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Conceptual Metaphor in Female Stand-Up Comedy

, 2022
This diploma thesis investigates the usage of conceptual metaphor by female stand-up comedians. The theoretical part discusses the Conceptual Metaphor Theory, the Blending Theory, theories of humor and the relation between metaphor and humor.
Shumilova, Sofia
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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

Cross‐disciplinary integration: Information practices and a role for information scholars. An annual review of information science and technology paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Cross‐disciplinary research is a priority for many academic institutions, with a growing body of scholarship dedicated to studying the central practice of cross‐disciplinarity: integration, or the synthesis of knowledge, information, and data across disciplines and domains.
Ciara Zogheib
wiley   +1 more source

Using drawing as a research tool in metaphor-led discourse analysis

, 2023
This talk reports on an experiment in which six Westminster MA translation students were asked to draw pictures to represent the orientational metaphoric elements of a written text.
Denroche, C.
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An investigation into conceptual metaphors denoting pressure in the US Federal Reserve’s discourse

Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ
Metaphor plays an important role in shaping how abstract economic phenomena are communicated in institutional discourse. Although metaphor use in economic language has been widely studied, metaphors denoting pressure in central bank communication remain ...
Vu Phuong Quynh, Vo Thi Kim Anh
doaj   +1 more source

Metaphor in Translation: Cognitive Perspectives on Omar Khayyam’s Poetry as Rendered into English and Kurdish

Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 2017
As cognitive linguistics puts it, metaphor as a cognitive phenomenon can not be relegated to linguistic expression. Therefore, in order to analyze metaphor in translation, cognitive translation hypothesis investigates its translatability and metaphorical
Rahman VEISI HASAR, Ehsan PANAHBAR
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The ultimate forgery: A semiotic deconstruction of large language models as engines of simulated selfhood

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Information science rests on a compact: its mediating signs maintain a traceable relation to what they describe. Large language models (LLMs) break it architecturally, generating discourse that is statistically plausible yet epistemically ungrounded, while standard metrics (precision, recall, relevance) cannot detect the rupture.
Martin Thellefsen, Alon Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source