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"Rattle their doorknob and they collapse": Propaganda strategies of the Church of Scientology
(2021-05)
This project investigates two of the most prominent propaganda "arms" of the Church of Scientology (COS): Freedom Magazine and Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND). Both of these COS-run organizations ...
Discourse of writing center interaction: The "or" as an emergent discourse space
(2014-05)
In response to the call for more inquiry-based research in the field of Writing Center Studies, this research employs a discourse-analytic methodology to examine consultation talk and uncover more about interaction between ...
Cameo Illusion
(1980-12)
Discursive constructions of sociolinguistic differences: A rhetorical analysis
(2017-05)
This study offers a new approach to language attitudes and ideologies which applies argumentation theory in a discourse-based analysis of the processes of sociolinguistic indexicality. This method is presented in the context ...
Richard Steele: A conscious rationalist
(1974-12)
Covert pragmatic transfer: Intercultural pragmatics among Korean learners of English as a second language
(2015-05)
The present study centers on cross-cultural interlanguage pragmatics. It aims to investigate the nature and conditions of pragmatic transfer among Korean learners of English as a second language. This study examines the ...
Comparative study of the oral proficiency of Chinese learners of English: A discourse marker perspective
(2009-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study investigates the use of discourse markers by Chinese college-level learners of English. It compares the use of discourse markers by students at different proficiency levels. An audio-video ...