@article{Reber2014, author = {Reber, Elisabeth}, title = {Constructing evidence at Prime Minister's Question Time: An analysis of the grammar, semantics and pragmatics of the verb see}, series = {Intercultural Pragmatics}, volume = {11}, journal = {Intercultural Pragmatics}, number = {3}, issn = {1613-365X}, doi = {10.1515/ip-2014-0017}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-195549}, pages = {357 -- 387}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Abstract Constructing evidence constitutes a practice to establish the speaker's authority at Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQT), a weekly half-hour session in the British House of Commons. Here the verb see constitutes a resource for both the questioning Leader of the Opposition (LO) and Members of Parliament (MP) as well as for the responding Prime Minister (PM) to claim first-hand perceptual experience. This paper takes an integrated approach, offering a combined analysis of the grammatical formatting, semantics and pragmatics of the verb see in the context of evidential moves at PMQT. It shows how the verb see is functional in referring to the perceptual basis of a claim made and how its grammatical formatting is reflective of the contingencies of the local interactional context. The analysis is grounded in 32 sessions of PMQT (ca. 16 hrs of video-recordings). The results can be summarised as follows: 1) The evidential function of the verb is achieved through its context-specific grammatical formatting and semantics. 2) The reference to the perceptual basis of a claim evoked by see may co-occur with epistemic qualification and evaluative expressions. 3) The formatting of the verb may be indexical of the political relationship between the questioner and the responding PM.}, language = {en} } @misc{Gwosdek2014, author = {Gwosdek, Hedwig}, title = {Nicholas Orme. English School Exercises, 1420-1530. Studies and Texts 181. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2013, xi + 441 pp., \$ 95.00.}, series = {Anglia}, volume = {132}, journal = {Anglia}, number = {3}, issn = {1865-8938}, doi = {10.1515/ang-2014-0063}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-195318}, pages = {607-610}, year = {2014}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Medynska2015, author = {Medynska, Thomas}, title = {Metaphorik in der ministeriellen Fragestunde in Parlamenten des Commonwealth of Nations - eine kontrastive Analyse unter spezieller Ber{\"u}cksichtigung von pragmatischen und interkulturellen Gesichtspunkten}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-112089}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In demokratischen Regierungssystemen sind die Minister als Agenten der exekutiven Staatsgewalt gegen{\"u}ber dem Parlament f{\"u}r ihre Handlungen verantwortlich. Die ministerielle Fragestunde ist hierbei ein gewichtiges Kontollinstrument und Gegenstand der vorliegenden kontrastiven Metaphernanalyse unter spezieller Ber{\"u}cksichtigung von pragmatischen und kulturellen Gesichtspunkten. Neben einer Diskussion und Kontextualisierung kognitiver Metapherntheorien wird vor allem im Rahmen einer Korpusanalyse festgestellt, welche Quelldom{\"a}nen in diesem Diskursgenre quantitativ am h{\"a}ufigsten und qualitativ am bedeutsamsten f{\"u}r das zum Zeitpunkt der globalen Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise relevante Makrotopik der Wirtschaftsrezession auftreten; außerdem welche interkulturellen Variationen und Konventionali{\"a}ten in den konzeptuellen Metaphern bestehen.}, subject = {Englisch}, language = {de} } @article{Fick2013, author = {Fick, Annabella}, title = {Conrad Hilton, Be My Guest and American Popular Culture}, series = {European Journal of Life Writing}, volume = {2}, journal = {European Journal of Life Writing}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-129221}, pages = {18-34}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Hotels are popular settings in European and American literature. They fire readers' imagination and many of them have a personal relationship to hotels. These institutions are not only alive in the realm of literature but are real existing buildings which have become fixed parts of modern society. Conrad Hilton (1887-1979), founder of the international hotel chain of the same name, was very aware of the glamorous aspects of his field of profession and published his experiences in the autobiography Be My Guest (1957). One copy of the book was placed in each room of the Hilton chain. Due to this Hilton was reaching an enormous audience which inspired other writers to fictionalize Hilton and turn him into a character in their own books. In this paper I will show how Conrad Hilton achieved world-wide fame, partly with the help of his life account. Furthermore, the methods will be explained that he used to present himself as a prototypical American of the Cold War era. I will then focus on two fictional texts, Arthur Hailey's novel Hotel (1965) and the TV-show Mad Men (2007) by Matthew Weiner, which both incorporated Hilton as a character, yet in very different ways. The aim of this article is to show the potential of celebrity autobiographies to inspire other cultural creations and how authors react very differently to these texts according to their own socio-historical background.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Maniruzzaman2022, author = {Maniruzzaman, Md.}, title = {Blended Learning in the New Normal: EFL Student and Teacher Perceptions and Reactions}, series = {Studies in Modern English}, booktitle = {Studies in Modern English}, editor = {Lazebna, Nataliia and Kumar, Dinesh}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0-81}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296508}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {81-104}, year = {2022}, abstract = {To reopen educational institutions and return to the classroom, we all need to modify how we act to successfully face the challenges of the new normal resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and entailing our insights into and the after-effects of the pandemic. More specifically, the new normal might encompass online education we are getting used to during the pandemic and the age-old onsite education as well. Thoughtfully integrated, online and onsite learning combine to create blended learning. However, the pertinent literature reveals that English as a foreign language (EFL) students and teachers differently perceive and react to blended learning in diverse contexts. This study was designed to explore student and teacher perceptions of and reactions to blended learning in the Department of English, Jahangirnagar University in the new normal. Fifty undergraduates of EFL and eight teachers of the department participated in the study. To collect data from them, the Student Questionnaire and the Teacher Questionnaire were used. And the data were processed by applying the SPSS programme module. The findings revealed that the majority of the students and the teachers had mostly positive perceptions of blended learning, although the former did not have sufficient exposure to online learning and the latter lacked adequate insights into online teaching. Further, both the students and the teachers expressed mostly positive reactions to blended learning in the new normal, though the former deemed online examinations inadequately smooth and reliable, and the latter had insufficient experience of online instruction and assessment. The study categorically recommends reforming the curriculum, adopting relevant instructional strategies, developing suitable materials, customizing the assessment, integrating and installing technology, training the teachers, upskilling the students for blended learning, improving the infrastructure, and adjusting the management.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Chetvertak2022, author = {Chetvertak, Іevgeniia}, title = {Cyber aggression in the stance of communicative approach}, series = {Studies in Modern English}, booktitle = {Studies in Modern English}, editor = {Lazebna, Nataliia and Kumar, Dinesh}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0-1}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296152}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {1-9}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The article deals with the notion of internet aggression (cyber aggression). It considers the mentioned term from both psychological and communicative approaches. The paper also provides detailed analyses of the cyber aggression in political discourse. The provided ex-amples are taken from the speeches of politicians during the time of Covid pandemic. The author also identifies several types of cyber aggression.}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-28242, title = {Studies in Modern English}, editor = {Lazebna, Nataliia and Kumar, Dinesh}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, isbn = {978-3-95826-198-3}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-282426}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {VIII, 125}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The book "Studies in Modern English" interprets English-language communication in the humanitarian paradigm of knowledge within the linguistic and psycho-sociocultural study of speech activity prioritizing cognitive and communicative paradigms. Digital discourse as the formation of new semiotic phenomena has crowned the rapid scientific and technological progress. Researchers' scientific achievements represented in the book are systemic and valid in terms of evidence-based narratives, which reflect the transformational horizon of information theory, communication theory, and theory of linguodidactics in modern English verbal, creative and digital environments. The book represents an integrated approach to the study of modern English as an open synergetic system, which requires a description of the relationship between verbal and nonverbal notions in digital space. The book integrates such innovative perspectives as the interaction of natural English and programming languages, cyber aggression as a communicative pattern in English-language digital discourse, ethics, and democratization of modern English language, relevant developments in the field of English language as a Foreign Language, and other related issues. A complex focus of the book in the realm of modern English-language communication concerns verbal and nonverbal notions analyzed in the context of socio-cultural and digital communicative spaces.}, subject = {Englischunterricht}, language = {en} } @article{Schulz2021, author = {Schulz, Ninja}, title = {Auxiliary DO in Asian Englishes}, series = {World Englishes}, volume = {40}, journal = {World Englishes}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1111/weng.12537}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-262630}, pages = {502 -- 518}, year = {2021}, abstract = {To indicate emphasis, auxiliary do is used in affirmative contexts (do+) when no other auxiliary is present. It is thus rooted in the grammatical system of do-support; however, do+ does not always bear stress and can fulfil various discourse-marking functions (Nevalainen \& Rissanen, 1986). Positioned at the intersection of grammar and discourse, do+ constitutes an interesting study for its use in 'non-native' varieties of English since it can be assumed that the more salient grammatical functions are easier to master for learners. Focusing on Asian Englishes in contrast to Inner Circle varieties, this exploratory paper assesses the frequency and distribution of do+ in the spoken and written parts of eight ICE components.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Kushch2022, author = {Kushch, Elina}, title = {The aphoristic potential of presidential rhetoric of G. Bush Jr.}, series = {Studies in Modern English}, booktitle = {Studies in Modern English}, editor = {Lazebna, Nataliia and Kumar, Dinesh}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0-25}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296456}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {25-39}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This research paper concentrates on the analysis of the aphoristic potential of G. W. Bush's presidential rhetoric. Aphorisms are the most ancient laconic forms of expressing original and completed thoughts which reveal the peculiarity of their authors' world perception and worldview. From this perspective, these units can serve as the means of values codification. Repeatability and widespread use of aphorisms in various communications contribute to transmitting the values and ideas between the generations. Political aphorisms, which are a combination of aphoristic expressions from political communication and discourse, play an important role in this process. The authors of these expressions are not only politicians, but also philosophers, historians, writers, celebrities of different nationalities and generations. Presidential rhetoric is an integral and significant part of political discourse. The use of aphorisms as the means of codification of national and common human values in President G. W. Bush's formal addresses and speeches is intentional. It makes them concise and original, influential and convincing. Aphoristic expressions denoting common human values show the ideas and beliefs of their authors, as well as the politician, about life, justice, equality, freedom, faith, family. Aphorisms defining national values become the means of updating concepts of democracy, unity and diversity, freedom and security, success, and opportunity to fulfill one's potential in American society. The distinctive feature of G.W. Bush's rhetoric is the frequent use of aphorisms whose authors are the Founding Fathers.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Shtaltovna2022, author = {Shtaltovna, Yuliya}, title = {Linguistic Democratization of the Modern English Language: Functional Parameters of English Youth Slang Neologisms}, series = {Studies in Modern English}, booktitle = {Studies in Modern English}, editor = {Lazebna, Nataliia and Kumar, Dinesh}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0-105}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296514}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {105-115}, year = {2022}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} }