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Heidegger, Metaphor, And The Essence Of Language, Joel Meservy
Heidegger, Metaphor, And The Essence Of Language, Joel Meservy
LSU Master's Theses
In this thesis, I address the question of Heidegger’s rejection of metaphor, alleging most of the commentary on this rejection has failed to confront its substance. In particular, I focus on two different interpretations, one given by Paul Ricoeur and the other by Jacques Derrida. Both of these accounts place Heidegger’s rejection in a model of language structured by the sign relation; however, I contend Heidegger rejects metaphor precisely in order to overcome this model of language. Heidegger's few references to metaphor occur within attempts to rethink the very nature of our being-in-the-world and our relationship to language; that is, …
La Actitud Hacia El Castellano En San Antonio, Texas (The Attitude Towards Spanish In San Antonio, Texas), Simone Renee Roberts
La Actitud Hacia El Castellano En San Antonio, Texas (The Attitude Towards Spanish In San Antonio, Texas), Simone Renee Roberts
LSU Master's Theses
The dominant language in the United States is English but there are different minority languages spoken such as Spanish. Today, Spanish can be found in every state and territory of the United States. In Texas, the city of San Antonio is in intense contact with Spanish, partly because of the long history between Texas and Mexico and the constant influx of Hispanic immigrants. This thesis studies the attitude toward Spanish in San Antonio, investigating the uses of Spanish and English and the social factors (age, generation, education, gender, etc.) that affect the use of Spanish. Through a questionnaire designed to …
Color Journal, Meichi Lee
Color Journal, Meichi Lee
LSU Master's Theses
Color Journal consists of a collection of works, which depict landscapes and cityscapes with an underlining consciousness of the interrelationship between humans and their environment. Over the ages, the relationship changes through the history of human civilization. In the current age, nature seems to suffer a losing battle. Therefore, there is a personal nostalgic sentiment to emphasize the beauty of our natural environment and the importance of the balance of the relationship. The image of houses is chosen to represent human activities because of the inherent symbols embedded in houses. All the paintings in the collection rely heavily on memory …
Literary Expressions Of Creole Identity In Alfred Mercier's L'Habitation Saint-Ybars And Johnelle, Mary Florence Cashell
Literary Expressions Of Creole Identity In Alfred Mercier's L'Habitation Saint-Ybars And Johnelle, Mary Florence Cashell
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation examines nineteenth-century Louisianan author Alfred Mercier’s novels and their roles as emblems of Francophone Creole cultural identity. During the nineteenth century following the Louisiana Purchase and subsequent anglophone influx, the French-speaking Creole population faced a cultural upheaval. Unable to completely identify as either French or American, Creoles occupied an uncertain space. This study demonstrates that Alfred Mercier’s works articulate a hybrid identity that is neither French nor American but rather a multicultural construct. The first chapter examines the nineteenth-century Creole community’s problematic positioning between French and American cultures. Chapters two, three, and four center on two of Mercier’s …
The Problem And Possibility Of Animal Minds In Brandom's Work: Revisiting Heidegger, Rationality And Normativity, Joel David Musser
The Problem And Possibility Of Animal Minds In Brandom's Work: Revisiting Heidegger, Rationality And Normativity, Joel David Musser
LSU Master's Theses
Robert Brandom denies animals implicit reasoning by emphasizing their inability to make inferences explicit, and in so doing, denigrates animals by likening their behavior to that of machines and artifacts. I contest, however, that animals are paradigmatically more than any similarity or analogy to mechanical processing, just as humans are paradigmatically more than any reductive analogy to animals. The human/animal distinction need not come at the cost of ignoring the difference between animals and artifacts, and I believe we can largely subscribe to Brandom’s differentiation of the human in terms of expressionism if we allow that animals can make implicit …
The Common Struggle: Locating The International Connections Of National Spaces Of Conflict In The Francophone World, Mark Huntsman
The Common Struggle: Locating The International Connections Of National Spaces Of Conflict In The Francophone World, Mark Huntsman
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In their 2007 manifesto, Quand les murs tombent: l’identit&236; nationale hors-la-loi, &200;douard Glissant and Patrick Chamoiseau propose that the nation-state is a stumbling block to global solidarity as it emphasizes cultural division. In order to achieve international community across borders, people must find common bonds that link them across traditional lines of conflict. My thesis applies this notion within the context of la Francophonie, an organization that has struggled with its goal of cultural rapprochement as its member nations continue to perceive each other as foreign entities rather than as like components of a larger community. I assert that la …
The Hegemony Of Language - Literary Writing And The Quest For Subjectivity In The Works Of Michel De Montaigne And Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, Carla Bota Vance
The Hegemony Of Language - Literary Writing And The Quest For Subjectivity In The Works Of Michel De Montaigne And Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, Carla Bota Vance
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Starting from the premise that one’s identity is first and foremost construed in language, this dissertation argues that language is the fundamental site of resistance for writers who define themselves through linguistic difference. Recognizing also that language and literary production frequently fall under the control of complex authorities, this thesis examines literature as a site where confrontation is played out aesthetically. Literary writing, in other words, is exposed as a point of intersection between writers whose language draws its sources from a peripheral location and the centers of authority that regulate and dictate what is accepted as artistically and culturally …
Reticent Romans: Silence And Writing In La Vie De Saint Alexis, Le Conte Du Graal, And Le Roman De Silence, Evan J. Bibbee
Reticent Romans: Silence And Writing In La Vie De Saint Alexis, Le Conte Du Graal, And Le Roman De Silence, Evan J. Bibbee
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Apart from discourse and yet somehow part of it, silence is a powerfully ambiguous linguistic phenomenon that blurs the lines between presence and absence. Eluding the material aspects of oral and written language, it is only perceptible as the gaps or spaces between words. Nonetheless, it plays a role in all linguistic productions: although silence itself cannot be directly communicated, it can influence communication. In a literary text, silence may takes on many different guises, including rhythmic hesitations, rhetorical omissions, and poetic oppositions that mimic the audible gaps of spoken language. The visual, aural, and fictional interaction of all these …
A Glossary Of The French Spoken In Church Point, Acadia Parish, La., Ferdinand John Iseringhausen
A Glossary Of The French Spoken In Church Point, Acadia Parish, La., Ferdinand John Iseringhausen
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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A Glossary Of Variants From Standard French In Vermilion Parish, Louisiana., Erin Montgomery
A Glossary Of Variants From Standard French In Vermilion Parish, Louisiana., Erin Montgomery
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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A Glossary Of The French Spoken In St. John Parish., Ervin Louis Granier
A Glossary Of The French Spoken In St. John Parish., Ervin Louis Granier
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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A Glossary Of Words That Vary From Standard French In Avoyelles Parish., Samuel L. Jeansonne
A Glossary Of Words That Vary From Standard French In Avoyelles Parish., Samuel L. Jeansonne
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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A Glossary Of Variants From Standard-French In St. Landry Parish., Louise Olivier
A Glossary Of Variants From Standard-French In St. Landry Parish., Louise Olivier
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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A Glossary Of The French Spoken In St. Charles Parish., Harry M. Hurst
A Glossary Of The French Spoken In St. Charles Parish., Harry M. Hurst
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
A Glossary Of Variants From Standard-French In Lafourche Parish., John Guilbeau
A Glossary Of Variants From Standard-French In Lafourche Parish., John Guilbeau
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
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A Glossary Of Variants From Standard French Found In St. Martin Parish, Louisiana., Bertrand Francois De Blanc
A Glossary Of Variants From Standard French Found In St. Martin Parish, Louisiana., Bertrand Francois De Blanc
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
A Glossary Of The Variants From Standard French Used In The Parish Of Saint James., Marie Alice Dugas
A Glossary Of The Variants From Standard French Used In The Parish Of Saint James., Marie Alice Dugas
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of Louisiana French In Lafayette Parish., Lorene Marie Bernard
A Study Of Louisiana French In Lafayette Parish., Lorene Marie Bernard
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
No abstract provided.