Twitter has become very popular among celebrities. It is the main platform used by them to publish press releases and, especially, to reach out to their fans. Given the pervasiveness of celebrities on the site, people...Twitter has become very popular among celebrities. It is the main platform used by them to publish press releases and, especially, to reach out to their fans. Given the pervasiveness of celebrities on the site, people with related interests may be especially likely to start using the service due to the perception of direct access to a famous person. As for the celebrities, it is a way of being close to the public and giving them an insight in to the life of a celebrity. Although most celebrity Twitter accounts are only used for promotion purposes, many celebrities use their personal accounts for the purpose of communicating with their fans, friends and other celebrities. These celebrities tweet personal photos and share their inner thoughts for various reasons and to different audiences. Thus in this study I ask: What are celebrity speech patterns on Twitter? Are they talking mostly to fans, and if not, who are they talking to? How are they talking to these different audiences? I address these questions by analyzing the tweets publicly available on four active celebrities’ Twitter timelines. The findings support that these celebrities indeed address different audiences on Twitter, including fans, friends, family and other celebrities. The findings further reveal that celebrities tend to communicate using different speech acts when talking to these different audiences. In light of this evidence, I attempt to highlight patterns that may be relevant with regards to the celebrities’ gender.展开更多
On July 4,US President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill(OBBB)Act into law.Its core provisions are outlined as follows.In aggregate,the Act will expand the primary deficit by US$3.4 trillion and increase ...On July 4,US President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill(OBBB)Act into law.Its core provisions are outlined as follows.In aggregate,the Act will expand the primary deficit by US$3.4 trillion and increase interest payments by US$0.7 trillion over the next 10 years.Specifically,the Act mandates this net US$3.4 trillion rise in the primary deficit over the decade-a figure corroborated by the Congressional Budget Office(CBO),which attributes it to a combination of measures:US$4.5 trillion in tax cuts.展开更多
We find the necessary and sufficient conditions on a coproduct of connected acts over a semigroup to be strongly hopfian. From this, we deduce the conditions of the strong hopfness for unitary acts over groups. Moreov...We find the necessary and sufficient conditions on a coproduct of connected acts over a semigroup to be strongly hopfian. From this, we deduce the conditions of the strong hopfness for unitary acts over groups. Moreover, we prove that a finite coproduct of strongly hopfian acts over an arbitrary semigroup is strongly hopfian.展开更多
Flipped is a book written by American author Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a novel about young teenagers and was adapted into the famous film of the same name in 2010. The thesis employs speech acts, as pioneered by Joh...Flipped is a book written by American author Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a novel about young teenagers and was adapted into the famous film of the same name in 2010. The thesis employs speech acts, as pioneered by John Austin and further developed by John Searle, to investigate the influence of dialogues on characterization and plot development in Flipped. By exploring the theory of speech acts presented in dialogues between characters, the author deciphers the underlying intentions embodied in the dialogues and demonstrates the importance of the use of speech acts in dialogues in revealing the characters, driving the development of the plot and expressing the theme of the text.展开更多
Ba-constructions carry high level of transitivity,but a deviation towards low transitivity happens.It is found that mode provides axis of this transitivity deviation,especially in spoken dialogue.Under the influence o...Ba-constructions carry high level of transitivity,but a deviation towards low transitivity happens.It is found that mode provides axis of this transitivity deviation,especially in spoken dialogue.Under the influence of irrealis mode,parameters such as aspects,affectedness of O,individuation of O,and affirmation exhibit different degrees of transitivity deviation.Speech acts,which is closely related to mode,are the driving force in discourse of this phenomenon.The composition rules of speech acts of directive,declarative,commitment,and emotive,which account for the majority of speech acts in spoken dialogue,determine that they are all irrealis.Therefore,under the axis of irrealis mode,several transitivity parameters of ba-constructions in oral dialogue deviates towards low transitivity.The phenomenon of deviation of transitivity in ba-constructions verifies transitivity hypothesis.展开更多
文摘Twitter has become very popular among celebrities. It is the main platform used by them to publish press releases and, especially, to reach out to their fans. Given the pervasiveness of celebrities on the site, people with related interests may be especially likely to start using the service due to the perception of direct access to a famous person. As for the celebrities, it is a way of being close to the public and giving them an insight in to the life of a celebrity. Although most celebrity Twitter accounts are only used for promotion purposes, many celebrities use their personal accounts for the purpose of communicating with their fans, friends and other celebrities. These celebrities tweet personal photos and share their inner thoughts for various reasons and to different audiences. Thus in this study I ask: What are celebrity speech patterns on Twitter? Are they talking mostly to fans, and if not, who are they talking to? How are they talking to these different audiences? I address these questions by analyzing the tweets publicly available on four active celebrities’ Twitter timelines. The findings support that these celebrities indeed address different audiences on Twitter, including fans, friends, family and other celebrities. The findings further reveal that celebrities tend to communicate using different speech acts when talking to these different audiences. In light of this evidence, I attempt to highlight patterns that may be relevant with regards to the celebrities’ gender.
文摘On July 4,US President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill(OBBB)Act into law.Its core provisions are outlined as follows.In aggregate,the Act will expand the primary deficit by US$3.4 trillion and increase interest payments by US$0.7 trillion over the next 10 years.Specifically,the Act mandates this net US$3.4 trillion rise in the primary deficit over the decade-a figure corroborated by the Congressional Budget Office(CBO),which attributes it to a combination of measures:US$4.5 trillion in tax cuts.
文摘We find the necessary and sufficient conditions on a coproduct of connected acts over a semigroup to be strongly hopfian. From this, we deduce the conditions of the strong hopfness for unitary acts over groups. Moreover, we prove that a finite coproduct of strongly hopfian acts over an arbitrary semigroup is strongly hopfian.
文摘Flipped is a book written by American author Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a novel about young teenagers and was adapted into the famous film of the same name in 2010. The thesis employs speech acts, as pioneered by John Austin and further developed by John Searle, to investigate the influence of dialogues on characterization and plot development in Flipped. By exploring the theory of speech acts presented in dialogues between characters, the author deciphers the underlying intentions embodied in the dialogues and demonstrates the importance of the use of speech acts in dialogues in revealing the characters, driving the development of the plot and expressing the theme of the text.
文摘Ba-constructions carry high level of transitivity,but a deviation towards low transitivity happens.It is found that mode provides axis of this transitivity deviation,especially in spoken dialogue.Under the influence of irrealis mode,parameters such as aspects,affectedness of O,individuation of O,and affirmation exhibit different degrees of transitivity deviation.Speech acts,which is closely related to mode,are the driving force in discourse of this phenomenon.The composition rules of speech acts of directive,declarative,commitment,and emotive,which account for the majority of speech acts in spoken dialogue,determine that they are all irrealis.Therefore,under the axis of irrealis mode,several transitivity parameters of ba-constructions in oral dialogue deviates towards low transitivity.The phenomenon of deviation of transitivity in ba-constructions verifies transitivity hypothesis.
