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Unveiling Intersectionality in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: Gender, Class and Religion
(2024-04-23)
In this thesis, I examine intersectionality in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre (1847). I utilize
intersectional feminist theories to study the effect of multiple social factors such as gender,
class, religion, wealth, ...
Online Habitus and Anti-Social Media in Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
(2024-04-25)
Gail Honeyman’s contemporary novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (2017) portrays social media as a fluid entity that can easily infiltrate one’s life. In this novel, Honeyman draws upon the features of the digital ...
Pronouns and Inclusiveness in Learner Language : Epicene Pronouns in the Writings of Finnish Upper Secondary School Students
(2024-04-24)
In my study, I examine the English epicene pronoun use of Finnish upper secondary school students as part of inclusive language practices. The materials come from the Topling Corpus, a collection of writings by Finnish ...
Nicole Richie’s Mouth of the South : Challenging Gender Norms and Reinforcing the Stereotype of Dumb Blondes in ‘The Simple Life’
(2024-04-26)
This study focuses on the connection between gender norms, one’s linguistic production, and how breaking these norms may affect how a speaker is perceived by others. Stereotypes are a concrete example of how certain ...
Etymology and Semantic Change of Words of Nautical Professions
(2024-04-29)
In this thesis I examine a set of words used for contemporary nautical professions. I research the word
formation and etymology of these words and their possible semantic changes by comparing their
original meanings to ...
Striving Towards Sustainability? : An Analysis of two Finnish tourism-focused websites' language choices
(2024-04-26)
This thesis examines word choices used in tourism-focused companies’ websites’ sustainability sections. It was conducted to find out how these companies convey and present their sustainability. Two Finnish tourism focused ...
Trans inclusivity through a conservative lens : News framing analysis on Fox News articles discussing transgender rights in the 2010's
(2024-04-29)
This thesis examines conservative news outlet Fox News and its discourse in news about the transgender community. Furthermore, it seeks to discover, whether having a liberal or conservative president influences news ...