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, 2016 Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English StudiesDuring the election campaign period in Namibia, different political parties attempt to use all means possible to convince the electorate ...
Batholmeus, Petrina N.
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STYLISTIC DEVICES IN BRITISH NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: A LINGUISTIC APPROACH
This article explores the stylistic nature of British newspaper headlines through an analysis of rhetorical and linguistic techniques such as alliteration, metaphor, hyperbole, ellipsis, parallelism, irony, and antithesis.
Islomova Madina
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Mixed feelings, mixed outcomes? When emotionally ambivalent framing enhances idea appreciation
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Despite growing interest in how linguistic strategies shape audience responses to innovative ideas, prior evidence on the benefits of using emotional language remains mixed. Building on research on emotional ambivalence and social evaluation, we introduce the concept of emotionally ambivalent framing (i.e., the combination of ...
Donato Cutolo +2 more
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Framing the unknowable: The role of language and frame multiplicity in early‐stage startup pitches
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Early‐stage startup pitches must make largely unknowable futures plausible. As such, they bear a rhetorical burden. This study theorizes how multiple frames jointly shape this burden and, consequently, affect investor evaluations. Specifically, it considers how future growth frames interact with concreteness and novelty frames.
Ann‐Sophie Kowalewski
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Political rhetoric in public speaking: stylistic analysis of selected polical speeches [PDF]
, 2018 Thesis (M. A. (English Studies)) --University of Limpopo, 2018This study contributes to the rekindled interest in rhetoric in the 21st century, with the rise of important politicians on the world stage.
Makoro, Seshego John
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Scholars often examine how entrepreneurs' existing ties predict resource acquisition. We investigated the reverse: How does the act of pitching generate new ties with investors? Using the context of the Slow Money community, we analyzed social entrepreneurs' pitches to impact investors.
Esther Leibel +2 more
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Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping language learning environments, yet little is known about how it becomes embedded within learners' motivational and agentive experiences in collaborative, informal settings like English drama‐based learning.
Meng Xiong, Timothy Teo
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Lexico-stylistic devices in the translation of fantasy novels
Статтю присвячено аналізу лексико-стилістичних особливостей перекладу фентезійних творів як важливого аспекту сучасної теорії художнього перекладу.
Дорошенко, К.О. +2 more
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With a Great Story Comes Great Responsibility: Role of Narrative in Leadership Development
New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 81-87, Spring 2025.ABSTRACT Comic books reside uniquely within American culture. Historians have contended comics are more than just sequential artwork mixed with engaging stories, but rather, a framework by which the generations make sense of who they are. These stories are a reflection of cultural conscience; a lens through which we can view the world and a mirror ...
Sean Connable
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