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norskBlar i tittel Institutt for språk og kultur
Viser treff 1459-1478 av 1974
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Promises, pitfalls and potentials of immersive journalism
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023)When moving the discussion from VR-based interactive fiction to non-fiction genres such as immersive journalism, several issues of critical concern come to the fore: 1) How can the informants (or, indeed, the objects) of the immersive experiences implied by 360-degree journalism be adequately protected and how can they be properly included in the projects realized in their life worlds? 2) Which ... -
Promoting Intercultural Competence in the Norwegian EFL Classroom Through an Understanding of Agency and Choice in Border-Crossing Literature
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-11-01)This thesis, Promoting Intercultural Competence in the Norwegian EFL Classroom through an Understanding of Agency in Border-Crossing Literature, aims to bridge the connection between integrating border-crossing literature in the classroom and developing intercultural competence. This is done through highlighting agency and choice within the border-crossing literature. In light of LK20, the National ... -
Propaganda. Modernisering og politisk oppdragelse i Sovjetunionen
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Propiedades de las nominalizaciones de actividad y práctica
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-31)The main goal of this article is to motivate the existence of a grammatically well-defined class of nominalisations expressing activities or practices, whose properties differentiate them froim event, quality or participant nominalisations. We will show that these nouns, deverbal or no, define different classes of general eventualities that are not ijnstantiated in specific time periods or points, ... -
"... proschu ne zabyt', chto est' u Vas drug": Olaf Broch i Aleksej Aleksandrovich Schaxmatov
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)The article “... please do not forget that you have a friend”: Olaf Broch and Aleksej Aleksandrovič Šachmatov is based on archivе materials containing hitherto unknown facts from the life of the Norwegian Slavist Olaf Broch. The article focuses primarily on aspects of Broch’s biography after the death of his colleague and friend, the Russian Academy member Aleksej Šachmatov. Fragments of the ... -
Prosodija govorov Terskogo berega Belogo morja : predvrel'nye nabljudenija
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Prosodija govorov Terskogo berega Belogo morja: predvrel'nye nabljudenija
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2001)The present article presents some preliminary results of the study of some prosodic characteristics of the dialects of Varzuga and Umba, two Northern Russian villages on the Ter Coast of the White Sea. In our recently collected recordings, we observed a number of prosodic characteristics which are assumed to be typical for Northern Russian. Firstly, vowels appear to be relatively short. Secondly, ... -
The Prosody of Swedish Underived Nouns: No lexical tones required
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)This paper provides a detailed representational analysis of the morpho-prosodic system of underived nouns in a dialect of Swedish. It shows that the morphology, stress and tonal patterns are not as complex as they first appear once the data are looked at in sufficient detail. Further, it shows that the renowned Swedish "lexical pitch accent" is not the result of lexical tones/tonemes. Rather, ... -
Prospero’s Game? A discussion of chaos and control in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-29)This thesis looks at an excerpt from Peter Hulme’s book Colonial Encounters, “Prospero and Caliban”, where Hulme explores the notion that Prospero, like Shakespeare, is dramatist and creator of theatrical effects. Like Hulme, I believe that there are two plays being enacted, yet I do not share his opinion regarding Prospero as a stage director or a playwright, nor that the play within the play is a ... -
Prostranstvo vo vremeni? Asimmetrija predloga v v prostranstvennyx i vremennyx konstrukcijax.
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Psycholinguistic evidence for allomorphy in Russian semelfactives = Психолингвистические данные об алломорфии в русских семельфактивах
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-11-20)The Russian language is famous for having verbal Aspects, as Comrie puts it, “different ways of viewing the internal temporal constituency of a situation” (1976: 3). Traditionally, Russian verbs are considered to occur in pairs of Perfective and Imperfective verbs. Apart from the pairs, for many verbs there are other related verbs (Aktionsarten). These verbs are mostly derived from Imperfectives by ... -
Public Consultation on Proposed Revisions to Norway's Gene Technology Act: An Analysis of the Consultation Framing, Stakeholder Concerns, and the Integration of Non-Safety Considerations
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-08)In Norway, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are regulated through the Gene Technology Act of 1993, which has received international attention for its inclusion of non-safety considerations. In 2017, the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board triggered a process to revise the Act that included a public consultation and resulted in the “Proposal for relaxation.” Using poststructuralist discourse ... -
Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)<i>Purpose</i>: The purpose of this paper is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review. <p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: In order to capture the whole picture of this research field, we utilize comprehensive review methodology. The major research questions are: first, to what extent have ... -
Public libraries as public sphere institutions: A comparative study of perceptions of the public library’s role in six European countries
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-26)<i>Purpose</i> – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the actual use of libraries as public sphere arenas. <p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i> – A survey of representative samples of the adult population in six ... -
Public libraries in Norway and the Covid-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)Public libraries have played a central role in natural disasters such as the tornado in the Gulf of Mexico in 2004/2005 and the tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan in 2011, but also in the financial crisis from 2008. While public libraries in these crises took on a very active role in providing shelter and infrastructure for their citizens, health crises seem to tell a different story. The Covid-19 ... -
Public Libraries in Norway and the U.S.: Looking Outside During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08)Through this examination of trends in outdoor oriented librarianship in Norway and in the United States we see both similarities and differences. In both countries we see efforts focused on promoting reading outdoors. We also see efforts in both countries to take the library outside, thus perhaps ensuring the library’s continued visibility and relevance to the community served. In both cases, library ... -
Public Libraries Worked in the Tohoku Mega-disaster
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01)Public libraries play important roles during disaster recovery, even when other government actors fail. Libraries are centers of local information and have local knowledge. Patrons, as well as government agencies and NGOs, benefit from public libraries’ local grounding. Along with their local communities, many public libraries in the Tohoku region of Japan were severely damaged in the earthquake ... -
Public libraries, community resilience, and social capital
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03)Introduction: <br> The role of public libraries in contributing to the resilience of their local communities is an underdeveloped area of research. This paper introduces, explores and develops the concept of community resilience in a public library setting.<br> Analysis: <br> The paper opens the broader literature on community resilience and analyses the specific theme of public libraries and community ... -
Public libraries, social capital, and low intensive meeting places
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)Introduction. This paper presents a research project aiming at eliciting the potential of public libraries in building social capital, and promoting generalized trust in today's multicultural society. Method. Two approaches to research, the societal approach and the institutional approach are identified. The concept of low intensive versus high intensive meeting places is presented. A survey ... -
Public libraries: places creating social capital?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show why studies of public libraries, regarding their possible contribution in creating social capital, are important for social capital research in general, and are important for library practice in particular. Design/methodology/approach – Building on the latest theoretical developments and empirical findings of social capital research, the role of the ...
