Appraisal theory
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Vrednovanje zapisa sastavni je dio stručnih aktivnosti arhiva usmjerenih na odabir za dugotrajno očuvanje zapisa koji imaju trajnu vrijednost za kulturu, povijest, znanost ili druge djelatnosti, te za zaštitu i ostvarivanje prava i... more
Архіви України. УДК 929Каленський:930.25(438) Левченко Л.Л. Видатний польський архівіст Густав Каленський та його праця "Brakowanie akt". Стаття висвітлює біографію та наукову діяльність видатного польського архівіста Густава... more
В монографии разрабатывается система моделей и методик оценки стоимости элементов интеллектуального капитала предприятий ОПК и на ее основе проводится обоснование перспективных направлений реализации инновационно-ориентированного... more
Critical literacy practices have moved their interest from Freirean binary analyses (e.g. oppressor versus oppressed) to more complex perspectives, where in a text the author/speaker is (dis)aligned with different discourse communities.... more
The topic of ‘how mega transport projects should be assessed’ continues to generate disputes amongst academics, infrastructure specialists, investors and governments alike. This Ph.D. research sought to explore the applicability of... more
Corpus-based studies make use of computers. However, when the analysis to be carried out is of a semantic nature, such tool is not always used. The article consists of a methodological proposal concerning the use of WordSmith Tools... more
Multi-criteria analysis (MCA), in the literature also known under the names of multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM), multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), multi-objective decision analysis (MODA), multiple-attribute... more
This paper examines the evolution of the theory of documents’ appraisal in the United States; based on the observations of the development of this archival theory direction a periodization was proposed, which included five periods:... more
This study employs White's (1998) and Martin and Rose's (2007) Appraisal System as the analytical tool to reveal how the language is used to serve the ideology which is embedded in business articles related to America and China. By... more
This paper considers two of the popular theories of love, The Appraisal View and The Bestowal View, and combines them in an attempt to create a more compelling explanation for the nature of love. Love is a way of responding to an object... more
Three appraisers are lost in the desert! They are wandering through the desert, dying of thirst, when they come across a hiker with one bottle of water to spare! Each appraiser reaches into their pocket to see what they can offer the... more
TOC: Preface (by Professor Jim Martin) 1. Introduction: Social Media and the Cultural Movement Toward 'Searchable Talk' 2. Social Media as Corpora 3. Evaluative Language Online 4. Internet Slang 5. Internet Memes 6. Internet Humour... more
Resumen El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar las similitudes y diferencias que se evidencian en los discursos de Benedicto XVI y su sucesor, Francisco I en materia de homosexualidad, aborto y pederastia. Se utilizará la Teoría... more
Extensive cross-linguistic research documents a wide range of functions and semantic-pragmatic meanings of interjections in English and Polish that typically correspond with a primary function of conveying emotion. With many forms that... more
This dissertation is about sound in context. Since sensory processing is inherently multimodal, research in sound is necessarily multidisciplinary. The present work has been guided by principles of systematicity, ecological validity,... more
摘 要: 本研究以系统功能语言学理论为路向,以评价理论之“态度系统”子理论为框架,借助 SPSS 22. 0 对 60 篇英汉语篇态度资源的分布特征及实现手段进行对比。结果显示: 在宏观层面,中英态度资源的分布无显著性差异,而实现手段达到显著性差异; 在微观层面,中英情感资源的分布及实现手段均无显著性差异; 中英判定资源的分布存在显著性差异,而实现手段未达到显著性差异; 中英鉴赏资源的分布及实现手段均有显著性差异。本文结合语篇特点及语言特性等对以上结果做了解释 The... more
La teorización acerca de la facultad estimativa se encuentra en los comentarios árabes de los textos aristotélicos, aunque aparece en comentadores anteriores, de forma más difusa. Tomás de Aquino incorpora, con ciertos matices, la... more
Individuals are increasingly turning to the Internet to search for health information. However, scholarship has yet to carefully examine how online health information seeking contributes to post-search health behaviors, including the... more
The concept of corporate social responsibility has become an integral part of businesses strategy and communication. There is a difference between the determination of businesses in being responsible and their efforts in acting... more
Se denomina pasivofobia a la aversión o el rechazo manifestados, sobre todo lingüísticamente, hacia los hombres que en sus relaciones sexuales con otros hombres asumen, en la práctica o solo en apariencia, el rol receptivo (pasivo). Este... more
Martin and White's (2005) appraisal theory explores the ways interpersonal meanings are expressed when researching evaluative aspects of language use. Despite numerous discourse analyses using appraisal, there is little research comparing... more
The manner in which language is utilized to represent social issues in the public space such as in the print media can have far-reaching implications, not only on the issues being reported but also on the characters around those issues.... more
The paradox of sad-film enjoyment deals with the question of why people are able to feel entertained when watching a sad film that ends unhappily. Previous studies explored the fact that viewers, especially women and those with high... more
Magda B. Arnold (1903-2002) was one of the prominent female contributors of the mid-20th century on emotion research. She coined the term 'appraisal' as the initial assessment that starts the emotional sequence and arouses both the... more
This pilot study aims to gain some insights of the evaluative strategies in English and Chinese used by three multinational luxury clothing companies: Chanel, Dior, and Louis Vuitton. Data are the English and Chinese blog entries taken... more
The emergence of digital platforms has allowed feminists to employ new methods to fight gender inequality and break the silence which surrounds gender-based aggression. This paper aims to examine evaluative discourses employed by Twitter... more
This study aims to analyse the translation of evaluative language featured in English-Chinese wine reviews, using selected reviews published on the bilingual wine magazine Decanter China as primary data, from which a corpus of 105 wine... more
Are there emotions left in Postmodernism? And if so, which consequences do they have for postmodernist assumptions? This study approaches the experimental writing of the Egyptian ‘Generation of the 90s’ as a rather unstudied example of... more
This study aims to explore differences in the use of linguistic resources to mark engagement between English persuasive text and its Korean translation, and establish valid hypotheses for future studies. To achieve this, it analyzes the... more
This study investigates students’ perception towards the quality of service delivered by the Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak (PTAR) I & II, of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. It particularly examines students’ perception towards... more
In the philosophical literature, self-deception is mainly approached through the analysis of paradoxes. Yet, it is agreed that self-deception is motivated by protection from distress. In this paper, we argue, with the help of findings... more
This article approaches the topic of persuasion from a social perspective rather than rhetorical or socio-rhetorical. This is because, at heart, persuasion—of others or of self—is ultimately a social action in which values are negotiated.... more
La presente investigación se centró en el estudio de una de las vertientes del análisis del lenguaje evaluativo en el discurso político, a través del análisis de la postura actitudinal de Hillary Clinton ante la inmigración durante la... more
2021, The Journal of Pragmatics. Co-authored by: Tim Wharton, Constant Bonard, Daniel Dukes, David Sander, and Steve Oswald The ability to focus on relevant information is central to human cognition. It is therefore hardly unsurprising... more