Browsing by Subject "discourse analysis"
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"Dwelling in the fear of the scales forever": Religious diction in pro-anorectic websites from a discourse-analytic perspective
(University of Johannesburg, 2010)Anorexia Internet sites (also known as "Pro-Ana" sites) employ various linguistic devices in the propagation of their message. This article sets out to investigate such devices as they are used in or by these sites. The ... -
Linguistiese eienskappe van propaganda
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)In previous studies on the linguistic properties of propaganda, Critical Discourse Analysis is mostly used and the focus is therefore on the analysis of a specific text and power relations. The linguistic properties of ... -
Reflections on the use of grounded theory to uncover patterns of exclusion in an online discussion forum at an instutution of higher education
(Redman-MacLaren and Mills, 2013)This article reports on an example of grounded theory methodology used in a case study to describe power inequalities among participants in an online forum at a higher education institution in South Africa. Critical ... -
The role of sports institutes in higher education for the promotion of sports cultures: a case study of three Universities in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The key research question of this thesis is what forms of hegemony exist at three university soccer clubs to promote sports cultures, and what policy implications emerge from the findings. The method of collecting empirical ...