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Тhe Ritual view of communication
No full textThe publication examines a rather unknown view of communication in our country, which presents communication as participation in a ritual. Seen through the prism of the “ritual” view, communication is not just an act of transmitting information, but also creating and maintaining shared beliefs and shared experiences. Formulated in the middle of the last century, this approach to communication practice has become relevant again, due to the possibility, through it, communication in the Internet environment to be discussed separately from technology. Whether we browse a newspaper every morning or routinely check mobile apps, we are an example of a ritual model of communication
The 23rd Language: Official EU Status for Irish as Portrayed in the Republic of Ireland's English-Language Press
No full textIrish became the 23rd official language of the European Union (EU) in 2007. Due to a lack of qualified translators and interpreters, it is currently subject to a derogation which restricts its use in the EU institutions, a situation which aims to be remedied by 2022. Yet the Irish language represents a unique case even within the Republic of Ireland itself. Under British rule, centuries of repression confined its usage to the rural fringes of society, a state of affairs that an independent Ireland has attempted to improve with limited success. This article analyses how recognition of official EU status for Irish has been depicted in the Republic of Ireland’s English-language print media. By performing a qualitative content analysis of the online archives of the country’s three major English-language newspapers, the aim is to illustrate how official EU status for Irish has been portrayed, paying specific attention to political, cultural and economic factors
Hate Speech or Divisive Language
No full textThe article analyses a specialized corpus of texts by a Bulgarian radio host to establish what language items qualify as hate speech. Definitions of hate speech are adapted from the political sphere and given a linguistic dimension within a framework of corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis. The concordances of key words in the corpus are searched for labelling, namecalling, denotation-shifting etc
Functions of musical theory in the actor's training
Get PDFThe development of modern theater poses new challenges for the actor and the means of expression he has. The terms rhythm, tact, timbre, melody, tempo – belonging to the musical theory – become obligatory in the theoretical and practical arsenal of the actor. Interactions with music are obvious when we work with a particular musical form or working with musicality of the dramatic text in the show. The musical elements, however, are present not so obvious in the actor’s work, even without himself realizing it. They are most recognizable in constructing the vocal and physical character of the image, and their conscious use in the creative process would help „create the life of the human body (of the role).“ [Stanislavski 2016, p. 189]. One of the main aims of this text is to focus on certain interrelations between musical theory and the actor’s work on the stage image. Also presents in part the methodology of teaching and various practical developments, which support the theoretical introduction to musical theory (in the training of acting at NBU) and its application in practice of the actor
Legal Protection of Genetic Research
Get PDFThe article discusses the patentability of the results of genetic research, in particular the sequence of genes in the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid. The main approaches established in the American, European and national legal system regarding the protection of genetic inventions are presented. The main points in a decision of the Court of Justice of the EU are analysed. Both the criteria for patentability of an element of the human body and the hypotheses referring to the exceptions to patentability corresponding to the provisions of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions, the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine of Oviedo, the European Patent Convention and the TRIPS Agreement. The connection between the importance of genetic research and the development of the innovative economy based on the patents for these inventions is substantiated
Data Protection Requirement for a Successful European Citizen’s Initiative
Get PDFUnder consideration in the present article is the legal regulation of the data protection requirement with regard to European citizen’s initiatives (ECI). The legal regulation aims to guarantee that when organising and monitoring an ECI all the involved parties – organisers, Member States and the European commission–guarantee full data protection of the supporters to the given ECI. Regarding the review of Regulation (EU) 211/2011 there is reference to a technical study made in 2017, entitled Study on data requirements for the European Citizens’ Initiative. It was made with regard to one of the major issues of ECI that concerns the level and the variety of data provision in support of a given ECI
Creating the Authorial Self in Academic Texts: Evidence From the Expert's Style of Writing
No full textThis paper reports on an analysis of stance expressions in a 439,490-word corpus of Ken Hyland's academic prose, encompassing 64 single-authored texts from journals, edited collections and his own monographs. Using WordSmith Tools 6.0, the study aims to find out how this expert academic writer creates his authorial self through stance mechanisms. The results reveal that Hyland's authorial participation in his discourse is mostly manifested through hedges, somewhat less definitely through boosters, but relatively infrequently by attitude markers and self-mention. The choice of the specific stance devices indicates a preference for detached objectivity when formulating empirically verifiable propositions and a shift towards subjectivity when referring to discourse acts and research methodology. These findings contribute to our understanding of stance-taking expertise in applied linguistics and may thus assist novice writers in the field in a more effective management of their own performance of self in academic prose
The Politics and Aesthetics of Storytelling in Diana Abu-Jaber's Crescent: A Strategic Implementation of an Old Folkloric Arab Tradition
No full textThis paper discusses the politics and multi-functionality of storytelling in Diana Abu-Jaber's novel Crescent (2003). I argue that the strategic use of storytelling places Crescent as a complex hybrid text that projects the nature, and development, of Arab American literature in the contemporary era. In addition to having the practice of storytelling as an apparatus to project identity in Crescent, Abu-Jaber re-appropriates its empowered status in Arab culture as well as politicizes its image in the mind of her readers. Besides employing critical and analytical approaches to the novel, this paper relies on arguments and perspectives of prominent postcolonial and literary critics and theorists such as Edward Said, Suzanne Keen, Walter Benjamin, and Samaya Sami Sabry, to name a few
London's Burning: Structuralist Readings of the Urban Inferno in the 1950's British Literature of Multi-culturalism
No full textThis article examines a literary triangle treating a modern re-imagining of the Dantean Inferno in Caribbean migrant experience. Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners advanced a stylistic and intellectual revolution in post-World War II British literature, inspiring Colin MacInnes' Absolute Beginners in the founding literary texts of contemporary British multi-cultural society. It followed the template of Jean Rhys Voyage in the Dark. We must read these complex texts to understand the conflicted multi-cultural society that Britain has become today: they deal with identity and solidarity, atomisation and commodification, Empire and capitalism, while throwing light on the most recent advances in historical and theoretical scholarship by pioneers such as Olivette Otele and Reni Eddo-Lodge. Moreover, these texts throw new light on unanswered Structuralist and Post-Structuralist debates from Emile Durkheim to Martin Heidegger. This article examines the intersectionality of class, gender and race within both the national British framework of post-war capitalism and the wider colonial heritage of slavery and forced labour, highlighting voices who articulated an ideal of multi-cultural humanism that remains crucial today
Through the Ancient Sights of West Georgia
No full textA travelogue that combines modern pilgrimage with subtle observations of an art historian focused on the Christian Orthodox art and its astonishing monuments and relics in West Georgia