Browsing NJES : Nordic Journal of English Studies (2004-2008) by Title
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The 'Attractive' Progressive - Why use the -ing Form in English as a Lingua Franca?
(2006-12)In SLA literature, the 'extended' use of the progressive in L2 English production has often been considered a 'problem'. The studies have been based on elicited data and explanations for such use have ranged from first ... -
Caryl Phillips’s Cambridge: Discourses in the Past and Readers in the Present
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The Creative Use of Idioms in Advertising
(2006-09-14)This paper is concerned with the cognitive mechanisms involved in the creative exploitation of idiomatic expressions in advertisements. In line with Grady et al. (1999), the analysis is based on the complementing theories ... -
Disgusting John Marston: Sensationalism and the Limits of a Post-Modern Marston
(Uni-pub, Norway (hard copy), 2005-12)Georgia Brown’s article takes issue with the idea, argued by postmodern criticism, that Marston’s dramatic texts are primarily or exclusively loci of parody, playfulness and self-reflexivity. Instead, Brown suggests, we ... -
Dwelling upon Metaphors: The Translation of William Gass’s Novellas
(2006-09-15)This paper presents a contextual analysis of metaphor translation in literary discourse, with reference to William Gass’s Cartesian Sonata & Other Novellas (New York: Knopf, 1998). Due to its deep formal investigation of ... -
Efficiency in ELF Communication: From Pragmatic Motives to Lexico-grammatical Innovation
(2006-12)The considerable demographic shift in the use of English worldwide, with the effect that L2 speakers outnumber L1 speakers, particularly as typified in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) communication, is now widely acknowledged ... -
Electrifying Performances and Brains that Fuse: Metaphor and the Cognitive Function of Electricity
(2006-09-14)In this paper, written within the framework of cognitive linguistics, metaphorical expressions involving electricity as a source domain are discussed. The majority of the expressions are from The Oxford English Dictionary, ... -
English as a Lingua Franca: A New Variety in the New Expanding Circle?
(2006-12)The traditional tripartite model of English world-wide has so far ignored one of the most important functions of English today, namely that of a lingua franca between non-native speakers. In integrating ELF into models ... -
Exploring Corporate Websites as a Setting for ELF Research: The Case of Ostrobothnian Export Companies
(Gothenburg University, 2006-12)According to Jennifer Jenkins (2004: 63), the essential distinction between the use of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and that as a lingua franca (ELF) lies in their interlocutors' native language. Speakers (themselves ... -
George Chapman's "Oedipus Complex": Intertextual Patterns in The Conspiracy and The Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron
(Uni-pub, Norway (hard copy), 2005-12)Gunilla Florby’s essay situates George Chapman’s two-part play The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron at the intersection between topical reference and classical intertext. In particular, Florby investigates ... -
Grammatical Metaphor/Metonymy in the Treaty Establishing A Constitution for Europe: A Comparison between the English and Swedish Versions
(2006-09-15)In order to investigate the use of grammatical metaphor in comparable English and Swedish texts, the English and Swedish versions of the proposed Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe were analysed. Results show ...