Bort Mir, Lorena (Date of defense: 2019-05-09)
The analysis and identification of figurative language is one of the largest research areas in cognitive linguistics, and metaphor is one of these tropes. This thesis develops The Filmic Metaphor ...
Beltrán Palanques, Vicente (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
El objetivo de esta tesis es contribuir a la investigación en pragmática del interlenguaje y multimodalidad. El objetivo principal es explorar como aprendices de lengua en distintos niveles de lengua ...
Tucker, Dagny (Date of defense: 2017-09-08)
This work identifies the gap between and – describes the characteristics of – the necessary link between peace and sustainability. Through the lens of the following constructs; a) political-economic ...
Tabe, Arrey Sylvester (Date of defense: 2017-02-22)
The project sought to deepen current understanding on how to overcome intractable conflicts. It equips intervening parties with knowledge to boost their efforts for greater results. Intractable conflicts ...
Valeiras Jurado, Julia (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)
Esta tesis presenta un estudio multimodal y etnográfico del uso de estrategias persuasivas en tres géneros orales: presentaciones en conferencias, charlas de divulgación científica, y presentaciones de ...
Zaragoza De Leon, Jeanette de los Ángeles (Date of defense: 2018-11-26)
This doctoral thesis entitled, "The Critical Translation and Interpreting Stories of the Amistad Case," unravels the role and impact of the interpreting and translation matters in the Amistad Case. Until ...
Ogbonna, Chidiebere (Date of defense: 2016-05-20)
A broad and continuously growing range of situations have been determined by the United Nations Security Council as threatening or breaching international peace and security, thereby favouring the use ...
Herraiz Martínez, Ana (Date of defense: 2018-12-17)
This thesis analyses undergraduate learners' pragmatic development. The participants of the study were enrolled in English-medium instruction atlhree different Spanish universities. Pragmatic development ...
Arrufat Marqués, María José (Date of defense: 2019-07-29)
This dissertation investigates the effects of instruction and language attitudes in the comprehension and production of conventional expressions in an EFL setting from a Skill Acquisition Theory ...
Bernad-Mechó, Edgar (Date of defense: 2018-02-16)
This thesis explores the uses of organizational metadiscourse in lectures from a multimodal perspective, thus providing a holistic view of its use. Moreover, this study explores how the use of organizational ...