Search for dissertations about: "negotiation of meaning"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words negotiation of meaning.
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1. Making Mobile Meaning : expectations and experiences of mobile computing usefulness in construction site management practice
Abstract : During the last decade, anticipated and realized benefits of mobile and wireless information and communication technology (ICT) for different business purposes have been widely explored and evaluated. Also, the significance of ‘user acceptance’ mechanisms through ‘perceived usefulness’ of ICT applications has gained broad recognition among business organizations in developing and adopting new ICT capabilities. READ MORE
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2. Word Meaning Negotiation in Online Discussion Forum Communication
Abstract : We all know that lexicons contain definitions of the meanings of words, but when we communicate with other people, these are not the kinds of meaning we use in interaction. In conversation, we coordinate with each other in a meaning-making process where we make use of a more flexible semantic quality associated with words, called meaning potential. READ MORE
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3. Stories of Old : The Imagined West and the Crisis of Historical Symbology in the 1970s
Abstract : For all the criticism that has been leveled against cultural representations of the American West, ideas of the westward expansion and its significance have remained powerful impulses for the negotiation of history and identity. Such notions of the past, and the cultural symbology with which they can be expressed, are more or less available to writers and other cultural agents for employment in political, cultural, or literary discourse. READ MORE
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4. Making Reindeer : The Negotiation of an Arctic Animal in Modern Swedish Sápmi, 1920-2020
Abstract : The Arctic has long been perceived as a static, timeless place of shielded wilderness. This perception extended to the reindeer as both part of the Arctic environment and of traditional Indigenous livelihoods. READ MORE
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5. The Missing Link in Learning in Science Centres
Abstract : Science centres have been identified as an important resource in encouraging teenagers to choose higher education in science and technology. This is of interest to society, since there seems to be a problem in getting sufficient numbers to do so. READ MORE