• The case for case in Putin’s speeches 

      Janda, Laura Alexis; Fidler, Masako; Cvrček, Václav; Obukhova, Anna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-25)
      Vladimir V. Putin has banned the use of the word ‘war’ to refer to the conflict in Ukraine. While one’s choice of words is deliberate and conscious, grammatical categories are obligatory and pivotal to signaling the roles notions have in a discourse. Over- and underrepresentation of grammatical cases can be identified by Keymorph Analysis, which measures deviations from corpus norms analogously to ...
    • Svalbard through the prism of Russian media. A discourse and cognitive perspective 

      Obukhova, Anna (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2024-05-31)
      The permanent economic and scientific presence of Russia and Norway in the Svalbard archipelago involves both cooperation and diplomatic tensions. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to clarifying the Russian view of Svalbard by examining Russian media perceptions of the archipelago. The study covers a sample of Russian mainstream federal and north-western regional media outlets and investigates ...