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Ann Radcliffe's use of landscapes and man-made structures for the creation of the atmosphere of terror in her gothic novel "The Italian"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of the present thesis is to investigate Ann Radcliffe’s use of landscapes and man-made structures for the creation of the atmosphere of terror in her Gothic novel The Italian. The main purpose is to explore, ... -
The woman question in William Shakespeare's "The taming of the shrew"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)To this day, female objectification is noticeable in many areas of one’s life. The act of men overpowering women cannot be considered a thing of the past, as it still creates chaos in a woman’s life. In spite of the ... -
Giving women's bodies back to women : representation of religion and women's rights in Louise Erdrich's novel "Future home of the living god"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Religion and the United States government have a long history of conflict that is still a matter of debate today. The conflict between a woman’s body and laws regulating abortion has become one of the most controversial ... -
Confinement, freedom, and men's role in the life of Grace Marks in Margaret Atwood's "Alias Grace"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The present thesis focuses on the study of confinement and freedom in Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace. The aim of this thesis is to find out whether Grace Marks, the novel’s protagonist, was truly free in her life or ... -
Elaine's identity formation in Margaret Atwood's "Cat's eye"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The present thesis explores the identity formation process of the protagonist Elaine in Margaret Atwood’s novel Cat’s Eye. The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze Elaine’s identity formation process through her ... -
Students' awareness of the varieties of English
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The present thesis focuses on the study of the students` awareness of the varieties of English. The aim of the present thesis is to find out to what extent the students of English studies at the University of Tartu are ... -
Linguistic features and sentence structures of sports commentary in basketball
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This thesis takes a closer look at the linguistic features which are used in sports commentary. The paper was written out of personal interest to provide a brief overview of the characteristics of sports commentary and how ... -
Idioms with headwords related to transportation
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Transport is something that has a heavy influence in people’s everyday lives and thus it is predicted that there would be a myriad of idioms linked to this topic. The research confirms that there is a considerable amount ... -
The role of faith in the formation of Toby's character in Margaret Atwood's "The year of the flood"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The global ecological crisis is among the most urgent problems of contemporary time. The Canadian author Margaret Atwood, for whom nature and environment have been among the major concerns in her oeuvre, draws people’s ... -
The analysis of canonical and non-canonical questions in an English language podcast
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This bachelor’s thesis studies direct questions in “Grammar Day,” an episode of a linguistics podcast Talk the Talk. The aim is to analyze the formulation and function of canonical and non-canonical direct questions in ... -
Learning about aspects of early 20th century British culture using feature films
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of this paper is to establish whether feature films can be used to introduce the aspects of early 20th century British culture. Can the characteristics of the people who lived during that time reflect the cultural ... -
The translation of Tolkien's poetry : "Far over the Misty Mountain cold" and "Nüüd mingem siit, veel koidu eel"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the translation of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s poem ‘Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold’ from his book The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, which was published in 1937. The thesis will ... -
Comparative analysis of two translations of the poem 서시 (seoshi) by the Korean poet Yoon Dong Ju from Korean into English
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of this paper is to show that even if the translator understands two different languages, translating poetry is challenging, as there are many cases when, we have to omit or change words or phrases to keep the ... -
The comparative analysis of food translation : Sylvia Plath's "The bell jar" and its Estonian translation "Klaaskuppel"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The cultural aspect of translation often provides challenges for translators, as aspects of culture are an integral part of translation. The aim of this thesis is to concentrate on the conveying of culture specific phenomena, ... -
Two translations of Jaan Kross' "Keisri hull" : comparison of markers pertaining to the creation of a fictional world
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The objective of the present thesis is to analyze and compare Anselm Hollo’s and George Kurman’s translational choices of culture-specific markers pertaining to the 19th century Livonia in Jaan Kross’ historical-fictional ... -
Humour in the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" : a cognitive linguistic approach
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Humour is a part of our daily lives. Even though we come across humour a lot, it is often not understood exactly why we laugh or what makes us laugh. Analysing humour would give us that insight. One prevalent medium of ... -
Sentiment mining in Goodreads reviews of classic American novels
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This bachelor’s thesis analyses the sentiment used in 1 and 5 star Goodreads reviews for 10 classic American novels. The sentiment analysis is done with the SentiStrength programme and the results are reviewed and compared ... -
A corpus-based study of names in Lovecraft's fiction
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)In the case of H. P. Lovecraft's stories the more important creatures can be divided between humans and monsters. The monster names in Lovecraft's texts have been subject to several studies, but it is apparent that the ... -
Oscar Wilde and the allusions to queerness in "The picture of Dorian Gray"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in July 1890 simultaneously in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in Philadelphia, USA, and in UK. The novel deals with topics such as mortality of beauty and ... -
The problem of false friends for Russian learners of English
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This BA thesis investigates the effect of the linguistic interference phenomenon known as ‘false friends’ among Russian-speaking school students who study English as a foreign language. The thesis focuses on one particular ...
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