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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ...