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Wir bleiben Kanzlerin — We are Pregnant? : On grammatical, semantic and pragmatic usages of the "we" pronoun [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper convenes and discusses insights from different linguistic paradigms on the study of the first person plural pronouns we and wir. It questions the grammatical and semantic regularities as it addresses deviating structures and meanings.
Du Bois, Inke
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Drama education and personality change in students: A longitudinal study in school drama clubs

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
Drama education is thought to have an influence on the personality development of students who take part in theatre activities. However, drama is a complex process that consists of various elements and phases, such as warm-ups, acting, role work ...
Andreas Wirag, Carola Surkamp
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"Sex in Bed or Sex in the Head?" - A Transatlantic Love Affair

open access: yesCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2012
In early 1947, the French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir traveled across the United States. During her four-month voyage she met and fell in love with the then quite famous American novelist Nelson Algren of Chicago.
Anja Becker
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History and Storytelling: Historical Narratives by Women Authors of the Contemporary American South

open access: yesCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2011
Contemporary historical fictions by women writers of the American South show new ways of dealing with the region’s history. In a project of rewriting mainstream history, they try to provide a means of identification and therefore a “usable past“ for ...
Susanne Rothaug
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Phenomenally Affective: Kass Morgan’s The 100 and the Apocalyptic Politics of Care

open access: yesCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2021
This essay confronts a growing consensus that the apocalyptic mode is the wrong way to tell the story of climate change. Contrary to the widely held belief that an apocalyptic framework invites apathy and political disengagement, I contend that the ...
Hannah Nelson-Teutsch
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The Organization Man Still Matters: Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt

open access: yesCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2012
Ever since its publication Sinclair Lewis’s Babbitt “(1922) has been a thorn in the side of many businessmen and organizations. Debates ranging from its literary merit to its content caused a stir during the ‘Roaring Twenties.’ However, the novel could ...
Marcel Hartwig
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Synonym Selection as a Strategy of Stress Clash Avoidance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
In this paper we argue that (near) synonymy can result in syntactic specialization, and we test the hypothesis that one major factor underlying such fixation may be rhythmic in nature.
Schlüter, Julia, Knappe, Gabriele
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Ambiguity and the Ethics of Reading Race and Lynching in James W. Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912)

open access: yesCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2012
James Weldon Johnson’s novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man “(1912) discusses the causes, conditions, and implications of passing in a segregated society.
Carmen Dexl
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