Search for dissertations about: "Asian literature"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words Asian literature.

  2. 16. Laughable Propaganda : Modern Xiangsheng as Didactic Entertainment

    Author : Marja Kaikkonen; Göran Malmqvist; Pär Bergman; Nikolai Speshnev; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sinology; sinologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation introduces the popular Chinese comic story-telling genrexiangsheng. The genre is first viewed in the light of historical predecessorswhich contain elements similar to those found in traditional xiangsheng. READ MORE

  4. 17. A study of European, Persian and Arabic loans in standard Sorani

    Author : Jafar Hasanpoor; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Languages and linguistics; borrowing; purification; language contact; standard Sorani Kurdish; Mukri dialect; norm conflict; Silemani dialect; modernisation; standardisation; nationalism; Språkvetenskap; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; Iranska språk; Iranian Languages;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines processes of lexical borrowing in the Sorani standard of the Kurdish language, spoken in Iraq, Iran, and the Kurdish diaspora. Borrowing, a form of language contact, occurs on all levels of language structure. READ MORE

  5. 18. The effects of extramural language : Relationships between engagement in Japanese language activities and general Japanese language proficiency

    Author : Andreas Bengtsson; Gunnar Jinmei Linder; Mitsuyo Kuwano Lidén; Pia Sundqvist; Carmen Muñoz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Extramural Ln; Extramural Japanese; Second Language Acquisition; Language Learning; Extramural; Out-of-class; Asiens språk och kulturer; Asian Languages and Cultures;

    Abstract : Many L2 learners believe they learn their target language by using it extramurally, i.e. outside the classroom. This topic, language learning as a result of engagement in L2 use, has garnered increased attention in the last decade. READ MORE

  6. 19. Towards a New Language : Christology in Early Modern Marathi, Konkani, and Hindustani

    Author : Pär Eliasson; Heinz Werner Wessler; Francis X. Clooney; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Hindu-Christian studies; comparative theology; interreligious; missiology; early modernity; translation studies; lexicography; Hindi; Hindustani; Konkani; Marathi; Jesuit; Capuchin; Thomas Stephens; Diogo Ribeiro; Ignazio Arcamone; Simão Gomes; François Marie de Tours; Joan Josua Ketelaar; Indology South Asian Studies; Indologi Sydasienkunskap;

    Abstract : This study examines the development of Christological discourses in Konkani, Marathi, and Hindustani in the 16th, 17th, and early 18th century. It explores a great deal of both Hindu and Christian sources, of which many are unedited and largely overlooked manuscripts. READ MORE

  7. 20. Swedish management in Singapore: a discourse analysis study

    Author : Cheryl Marie Cordeiro-Nilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swedish management; discourse analysis; grounded theory; critical discourse analysis; Singapore management; Sweden; Singapore; systemics functional linguistics;

    Abstract : The concept of Scandinavian management as a specialized field of interest, began in the early 1980s with a variety of methods, including quantitative questionnaires, surveys, case studies and narratives within the organization. This dissertation uses discourse analysis as a tool for studying Swedish management characteristics outside of Scandinavia, mainly in Singapore. READ MORE