Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa
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How agreeable different varieties of American English are for non-native speakers of English : the effect of three different accents on Argentine hearers
(Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2023)The reason why people in general may regard certain variations of a language in different ways, is a question that has been tackled several times by different scholars. People interpret the language they are exposed to ... -
The manifestation of agreement and disagreement in WhatsApp : the role of emoticon, emoji and sticker use in synchronous interaction in the context of mobile Instant Messaging
(Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2023)The Internet has, without doubt, revolutionised communication. As a consequence, instances of computer-mediated communication arose in order to fulfil interlocutors’ communicative needs. From chat rooms and emails to ... -
Hedges in Industry-sponsored medical research articles
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2020)Apart from fact and observable phenomena, uncertainty and speculation can also be communicated in research articles. To do so, scientists resort to tentative conclusions, speculations, and hedging. We focused on hedges ... -
Gender Conventions and Language of Evaluation in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2021)Since first published, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë have been object of both praise and criticism by readers and scholars from all the world. One of the most studied aspects of their novels is their approach to ... -
Analysis of Negation in the L2 English spoken production of Dutch native speakers
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2021)Ever since the sixteenth century, the Netherlands has been a country where foreign languages were spoken and taught. French, German and English were the main ones due to their correlation with trade and migration. However, ... -
Princess’ Metamorphosis: from Sleeping Beauty to Awakened Woman
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2021)The prevailing ideals of feminine behaviour have been determined by social characteristics of specific time and place. Controversy under gender inequality is not a new issue but recent cultural and social changes have ... -
The representation of women in the media : An analysis of four American commercials from two different time periods
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2021)The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview of the early and recent commercials of two specific products analyzing their implications and the context in which they were elaborated, and to highlight important ... -
Engagement strategies in online opinion articles : analysis of the dialogistic positioning adopted by the authors of news articles about the attack on the Capitol in CNN and Fox News
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2022)We live in a media-saturated world. Television, newspapers, radio, social networks and other widely available communication forms play an important role in society. As Matheson (2005) posits, “the shared world of a ... -
The reading process and the role of the reader in a stylistic analysis of “Flights” in Olga Tokarczuk’s novel flights
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2021)Flights (2017), the English translation of the novel Bieguni (2007), was written by the Polish writer and psychologist Olga Tokarczuk. Author of eight novels and two short-story collections, she has received one of the ... -
The use of gender neutral pronouns in ELT textbooks (from 1970s to 2010s)
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2016)Since the beginning of time, human beings have been able to distinguish themselves from animals through language. People have spoken first as a means of communicating their basic needs and later to be able to express ... -
The construction of national identity as portrayed in contemporary irish fiction: An analysis of the butcher boy by Patrick McCabe
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2016)Language seems to serve two main functions. On the one hand, it is an instrument of communication. On the other hand, it can constitute a means of asserting one´s identity or one´s distinctiveness from others. Language ... -
Stancetaking and the projection of ethnic identity in YouTube comments on two videos about African American Vernacular English
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2016)It is well known that the new media play an important role in people’s lives nowadays. What seems remarkable is the fact that traditional communication practices are being redefined and new ones have emerged as a consequence ... -
The Media as a consensus generator machine: Engagement strategies of alignment through language devices in two opposing-view liberal blogs about Edward Snowden
(Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)This thesis analyzes language structures in two opposing-views blogs related to the well-known whistleblower Edward Snowden. These opinion blogs - ‘Edward Snowden is no hero’ and ‘Why Edward Snowden is a hero’- were ... -
A Deconstructive Reading of Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart May human truth be fathomed May the furious swords be sheathed May we trod on peaceful ground, Henceforward.
(Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)There is never enough. Even though much has been said about post-colonial studies and research has been carried out in this extensive field, a final word on this issue has not been uttered and, I gather, it will not be ... -
Learning lexically with digital tools: An exploratory study of lexical use in writing by 3rd grade ESL students at a bilingual school in Buenos Aires
(Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)Latest trends in education inevitably lead schools and teachers to reformulate their views of how a second language is to be taught. Two decades ago, a paradigmatic shift in ESL teaching was caused by the change in ... -
Harry Potter and the Transition from Child to Young Adult
(Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)The first quotation above has turned out to be self-prophetical to say the least – not only does every child in our world know J. K. Rowling’s most famous character’s name, but many adults are familiar with it, too. The ... -
A Mercy: Florens’ Appropriation and Abrogation of Language
(Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)From its very beginning, colonialism, i.e. “the state of being a colony” (Pope: 141), has shaped the lives of the oppressed and has had to do with the destruction of these people’s culture and the elevation of the language ... -
Factors that may contribute to overcome maturational constraints in late second language learning: a case study of a highly proficient adult learner in a corporate EFL setting.
(Universidad de Belgrano. Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros., 2010)el presente estudio aborda la relación entre los estudiantes adultos exitosos y los factores que pueden contribuir a superar las limitaciones de la maduración en la adquisición de L2 tarde. El principal factor a considerar, ...
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