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Research paper thumbnail of Athelstan, or the Abject in "Vikings"

Research paper thumbnail of Typology vs. Contact Linguistics

Aereoversals, Varioversals, or Linguistic Contact in the Past: What Accounts for the Distribution... more Aereoversals, Varioversals, or Linguistic Contact in the
Past: What Accounts for the Distribution Patterns of
Linguistic Features among World Englishes?

Research paper thumbnail of Past: What Accounts for the Distribution Patterns of Linguistic Features among World Englishes

Research paper thumbnail of Intensifiers: An Actively Changing Feature in Present-Day English

The degree words damn, bloody, fucking, very, really and so A corpus-based apparent-time study ... more The degree words damn, bloody, fucking, very, really and so

A corpus-based apparent-time study (BNC)

Research paper thumbnail of The Representation of Monarchy in The King's Speech

The British monarchy has always been a very popular topic in theatre and filmfrom Shakespeare's t... more The British monarchy has always been a very popular topic in theatre and filmfrom Shakespeare's times (e.g. Richard III.) up until today (e.g. Diana). One of the latest productions dealing with the British royalty is the 2010 film The King's Speech, which tells the story of the stammering King George VI. and his Australian speech therapist Lionel Rogue. Focussing on a monarch's speech defect, the film presents a different approach to portraying kingship than the many productions centring on the great deeds of British rulers. Referring to Ken Loach's statement that the only reason to make a film about the past is to say something about the present (BBC News, par.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of the Representation of Homosexuality in "Little Britain"

Has the term "camp" become synonymous with "gay" in recent British sitcoms?

Research paper thumbnail of Olive Schreiner und Cecil Rhodes

Wie sich die „freidenkerische“ Schriftstellerin und der Imperial-Politiker im Südafrika des spät... more Wie sich die „freidenkerische“ Schriftstellerin und der Imperial-Politiker im Südafrika des späten 19. Jahrhunderts gegenüberstehen

Research paper thumbnail of Ein Vergleich der Gründungsurkunden ausgewählter Universitäten des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts

Die Hochschulen Krakau, Lissabon, Pavia und Prag im Vergleich

Research paper thumbnail of The reception of the Imperium Romanum in the British Empire

Cecil Rhodes' relation to the Roman world empire

Research paper thumbnail of Can British English Be Blue?

The Influence of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) on British Blues Music: A Study on Id... more The Influence of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) on British Blues Music: A Study on Identity Construction

Research paper thumbnail of Musik als Protestform in den 1960er und 70er Jahren: Die Songtexte der Rolling Stones und ihr gesellschaftskritischer Charakter in den Jahren 1964 – 1978

Research paper thumbnail of The Family in Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine: The tension between the “family of security” and the “family of freedom” and how it is resolved in the play.

The tension between the "family of security" and the "family of freedom" and how it is resolved i... more The tension between the "family of security" and the "family of freedom" and how it is resolved in the play Nadine Schwizer Bülachstrasse 1D 8057 Zürich nadine.schwizer@uzh.ch +41 78 665 76 78 February 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Intensifiers: An Actively Changing Feature in Present-Day English: The degree words damn, bloody, fucking, very, really and so. A corpus-based apparent-time study (BNC)

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Beatrice and Benedick and the Tragedy of Their Happy Ending in Much Ado about Nothing

Research paper thumbnail of A Phonological Analysis of Mike Myers’ Imitations of Scottish English in Austin Powers, Shrek, and So I Married an Axe Murderer

Research paper thumbnail of Athelstan, or the Abject in "Vikings"

Research paper thumbnail of Typology vs. Contact Linguistics

Aereoversals, Varioversals, or Linguistic Contact in the Past: What Accounts for the Distribution... more Aereoversals, Varioversals, or Linguistic Contact in the
Past: What Accounts for the Distribution Patterns of
Linguistic Features among World Englishes?

Research paper thumbnail of Past: What Accounts for the Distribution Patterns of Linguistic Features among World Englishes

Research paper thumbnail of Intensifiers: An Actively Changing Feature in Present-Day English

The degree words damn, bloody, fucking, very, really and so A corpus-based apparent-time study ... more The degree words damn, bloody, fucking, very, really and so

A corpus-based apparent-time study (BNC)

Research paper thumbnail of The Representation of Monarchy in The King's Speech

The British monarchy has always been a very popular topic in theatre and filmfrom Shakespeare's t... more The British monarchy has always been a very popular topic in theatre and filmfrom Shakespeare's times (e.g. Richard III.) up until today (e.g. Diana). One of the latest productions dealing with the British royalty is the 2010 film The King's Speech, which tells the story of the stammering King George VI. and his Australian speech therapist Lionel Rogue. Focussing on a monarch's speech defect, the film presents a different approach to portraying kingship than the many productions centring on the great deeds of British rulers. Referring to Ken Loach's statement that the only reason to make a film about the past is to say something about the present (BBC News, par.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of the Representation of Homosexuality in "Little Britain"

Has the term "camp" become synonymous with "gay" in recent British sitcoms?

Research paper thumbnail of Olive Schreiner und Cecil Rhodes

Wie sich die „freidenkerische“ Schriftstellerin und der Imperial-Politiker im Südafrika des spät... more Wie sich die „freidenkerische“ Schriftstellerin und der Imperial-Politiker im Südafrika des späten 19. Jahrhunderts gegenüberstehen

Research paper thumbnail of Ein Vergleich der Gründungsurkunden ausgewählter Universitäten des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts

Die Hochschulen Krakau, Lissabon, Pavia und Prag im Vergleich

Research paper thumbnail of The reception of the Imperium Romanum in the British Empire

Cecil Rhodes' relation to the Roman world empire

Research paper thumbnail of Can British English Be Blue?

The Influence of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) on British Blues Music: A Study on Id... more The Influence of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) on British Blues Music: A Study on Identity Construction

Research paper thumbnail of Musik als Protestform in den 1960er und 70er Jahren: Die Songtexte der Rolling Stones und ihr gesellschaftskritischer Charakter in den Jahren 1964 – 1978

Research paper thumbnail of The Family in Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine: The tension between the “family of security” and the “family of freedom” and how it is resolved in the play.

The tension between the "family of security" and the "family of freedom" and how it is resolved i... more The tension between the "family of security" and the "family of freedom" and how it is resolved in the play Nadine Schwizer Bülachstrasse 1D 8057 Zürich nadine.schwizer@uzh.ch +41 78 665 76 78 February 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Intensifiers: An Actively Changing Feature in Present-Day English: The degree words damn, bloody, fucking, very, really and so. A corpus-based apparent-time study (BNC)

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship of Beatrice and Benedick and the Tragedy of Their Happy Ending in Much Ado about Nothing

Research paper thumbnail of A Phonological Analysis of Mike Myers’ Imitations of Scottish English in Austin Powers, Shrek, and So I Married an Axe Murderer

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