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Economica, EarlyView.Abstract I argue that economists' distinction between ‘pure’ and ‘applied’ economic theory is often based on papers' stylistic markers rather than their methodology or scope. I illustrate this point with a model of price competition for boundedly rational consumers, due to Piccione and Spiegler. I first present its original, ‘pure style’ version.
Ran Spiegler
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The passion translated: literary and cinematic rhetoric in Pride and Prejudice
, 2008 This study will highlight how rhetorical devices and stylistic techniques are employed both in the novel Pride and Prejudice and in its film adaptations to transform and mitigate the destabilizing power of passion.
Grandi, Roberta
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Stylistic Devices as a Way of Emotional Colouring of Orator’s Speech (Gender Aspect) (preprint)
, 2018 Т. Купцова: ORCID 0000-0002-0876-0384UK: В статті досліджено гендерні особливості використання стилістичних прийомів для емоційного забарвлення мови на прикладах політичних промов двох президентів США, представників чоловічої та жіночої статі Барака ...
Купцова, Тетяна Анатоліївна +1 more
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The Place for Form in Wollheim's Lectures on Formalism and Pictorial Organization
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract At the time of his death, Richard Wollheim was writing a short book on Formalism and Pictorial Organization. Much of it, but by no means all of it, had been published before (it has come out posthumously in its entirety in late 2025). Here I do two things. First, I have provided a rather detailed exegesis concentrating on the parts of the book
Gary Kemp
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ANALYZING POLITICAL SPEECHES THROUGH DISCOURSE THEORY
This article examines political speeches through the framework of discourse theory. The study analyzes linguistic and rhetorical strategies used by politicians to influence public opinion, construct political identity, and communicate ideological ...
Xasanshina, Albina
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Reassessing Heidegger on Van Gogh: Artistic Experience as Contextual Displacement
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract This article offers a novel account of Heidegger's long‐debated discussion of a painting of shoes by Van Gogh in ‘The Origin of the Work of Art’. I argue that the Van Gogh episode is best understood as a carefully staged textual enactment of Heidegger's conception of artistic experience, properly construed.
Andrea Vitangeli
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Contrastive rhetoric of English persuasive correspondence in the Thai business context : cross-cultural sales promotion, request and invitation [PDF]
This research focuses on the contrastive analysis of authentic persuasive business correspondence written in English by Thai speakers and native English speakers in the Thai business context. Three types of persuasive correspondence - sales promotion,
Chakorn, Ora-Ong
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Organisational dehumanisation: Authoritativeness as remedy
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract According to orthodoxy, the human relations movement was a watershed in rehumanising scientifically managed workplaces. In the wake of such purported reform, pundits (theorists and practitioners alike) have typically taken for granted that 21st century approaches to workplace superintendence, birthed in the wake of the Hawthorne Studies and ...
Jean‐Etienne Joullié +2 more
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Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public officials and elected politicians are held accountable by various audiences, beyond generally recognized and authorized stakeholders, such as courts and auditors. However, previous studies on felt accountability—that is, individuals’ perception that their actions will be evaluated by salient audiences who may reward or sanction them—do ...
André Carlos Busanelli de Aquino +2 more
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Translating Tropes in Political Discourses of Louise Mushikiwabo’s Campaign for the Post of OIF Secretary General from French into Ikinyarwanda and English [PDF]
The study was conducted with the aim of translating some selected tropes in Louise Mushikiwabo’s campaign discourse when she was vying for the post of Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).
Ntabajyana, Sylvestre +2 more
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