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The Sensuous Sentence: Grammar For Grammarphobes Eng 333, Jim Kinnie Sep 2019

The Sensuous Sentence: Grammar For Grammarphobes Eng 333, Jim Kinnie

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Reading Sport Seeing Life Eng 210, Jim Kinnie Sep 2019

Reading Sport Seeing Life Eng 210, Jim Kinnie

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Poplife: How Popular Culture Explains The World Eng 122, Jim Kinnie Sep 2019

Poplife: How Popular Culture Explains The World Eng 122, Jim Kinnie

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The Notions Of The "Closet" And The "Secret" In Oscar Wilde's, The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Jessica Maria Oliveira Jun 2019

The Notions Of The "Closet" And The "Secret" In Oscar Wilde's, The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Jessica Maria Oliveira

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will discuss the notions of the “closet” and “secret” within Oscar Wilde’s, The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as offer a clear and precise definition of queer theory to assist in elucidating many of the concepts being discussed. Close reading techniques will be utilized to further uncover the metaphoric, symbolic, and otherwise figurative importance of certain aspects of The Picture of Dorian Gray and supporting texts. Through Judith Butler’s conceptualization of sex and gender, as well as Jacques Derrida’s interpretation of the “secret”, this paper will explicate the intricacies of Wilde’s work and unveil queered aspects …


Why Study Language? Discussing Language And Its Influence On Gender Discrimination, Katelyn Eisenmann Apr 2019

Why Study Language? Discussing Language And Its Influence On Gender Discrimination, Katelyn Eisenmann

Honors Projects

An applied research project, with the culminating piece being a panel discussion that focused on the ways in which language use and structure contribute to attitudes and perceptions of gender within our society, and the politics that surround concepts of gender.


Impact Of Technical Development On The Use Of Neologisms, Sayfullo Nurtaev Researcher Mar 2019

Impact Of Technical Development On The Use Of Neologisms, Sayfullo Nurtaev Researcher

Philology Matters

The author of the article focuses on the impact of technical development on the use of neologisms. The object of the research is the lexical system of modern English, types of neologisms, methods of their formation and distribution. Studying the mechanisms of formation of neologisms in connection with conceptual changes in human consciousness in line with the constant development of technologies and scientific advances, it is possible to extract more informative use of neologisms in everyday life. The relevance of this topic is that neologisms are very important in our life, especially now, because we have the development of science …


An Anthropocentric Metaphor In The System Of A Linguistic World Picture, Gulshan Nasrullayeva Researcher Mar 2019

An Anthropocentric Metaphor In The System Of A Linguistic World Picture, Gulshan Nasrullayeva Researcher

Philology Matters

The article describes the existence of a particular person in any language, defines the national-ethnic characteristics of a person’s perception. Consequently, the language scene in the universe must be understood and accepted not as a photograph, but as a drawing. Thus, an objective view of the universe is estimated according to the law of relativity. The concept of the national type, its concept, its knowledge, its status, character, purpose and position. The various paradigms, trends, directions, and flow are growing in the social and human sciences, especially in linguistics. This is determined by the accelerating pace of globalization in social …