Brianna O'Boyle
Biographic Data
| ID | 10094937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brianna O'Boyle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brianna |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Boyle |
| SIGNATURE | BOYLE B O |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Careful consideration in communicating rejection
Doctoral degrees are considered daunting, but what about rejection letters? This study examines the bad news genre of rejection using 47 PhD rejection letters through the lens of discourse and genre analysis. Two obligatory rhetorical moves were found in 100% of the letters, a rejection move and a goodwill move. The rejection move includes steps like thanking the applicant and providing reasons. On the other hand, the goodwill move expresses empa…
A San Diegan debate
The determiner “the” before numeric roadways in Southern California has become salient enough that it has reached mainstream media. However there has been little formal research done on this linguistic variant, and especially in subregions of California such as San Diego county. This study examines the use of the by ten speakers through sociolinguistic interviews and a map task. It was found that people from San Diego had the highest usage of the…
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A San Diegan debate
The determiner “the” before numeric roadways in Southern California has become salient enough that it has reached mainstream media. However there has been little formal research done on this linguistic variant, and especially in subregions of California such as San Diego county. This study examines the use of the by ten speakers through sociolinguistic interviews and a map task. It was found that people from San Diego had the highest usage of the…
Careful consideration in communicating rejection
Doctoral degrees are considered daunting, but what about rejection letters? This study examines the bad news genre of rejection using 47 PhD rejection letters through the lens of discourse and genre analysis. Two obligatory rhetorical moves were found in 100% of the letters, a rejection move and a goodwill move. The rejection move includes steps like thanking the applicant and providing reasons. On the other hand, the goodwill move expresses empa…
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