Search for dissertations about: "Anna-lena Wallin-ashcroft"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Anna-lena Wallin-ashcroft.

2. 1. Great men and charming creatures : on male and female terms in eighteenth century novels

   Author : Anna-Lena Wallin-Ashcroft; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; eighteenth century; sociolinguistics; semantics; experiential realism; gender role; conceptual model; prototype; frame; domain; collocation; metaphor; male; female; epicene; spirit matter; power dependency; active passive; varied limited;

   Abstract : A corpus of terms for human beings collected from 18th century novels is studied from a broad sociolinguistic perspective. A summary of recent linguistic theories and a survey of 18th century culture and society are provided as background. READ MORE