Lezandra Grundlingh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4519006 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lezandra Grundlingh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lezandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Grundlingh |
| SIGNATURE | GRUNDLINGH L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6408-5598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the possibility of using appraisal theory to determine the legitimacy of suicide notes
Memes as speech acts
Memes are a common way for individuals to communicate online. Internet users often use memes to reply to each other on social networking sites or other online forums. This research argues that memes are successfully used for communication purposes because certain memes (specifically image macros) are essentially speech acts and are also understood as being speech acts by internet users. When creating a meme, choices are made concerning the specif…
Identifying Markers of Sensationalism in Online News Reports on Crime
Objectivity is a key aspect of hard news reporting. Ideally, the reporter should only provide the reader with the facts and not allow his/her personal feelings about a specific event or crime to be identifiable in a report. However, journalists sometimes use both obvious and subtle ways to increase the entertainment value of a specific event or crime in order to grab and keep the attention of the readers. The use of sensationalism influences the …
Interpreting ‘PJ Powers’
In June 2015, Spar published a series of advertisements for its liquor store, TOPS at Spar. One of the advertisements used the slogan ‘Grab a drink and show off those PJ Powers’. The singer, PJ Powers, was informed of this advertisement and Powers accused Spar not only of using her name without her permission but also of poking fun at her past struggle with alcohol addiction. Taking into account the main assumptions of relevance theory and the po…
Memes as speech acts
Memes are a common way for individuals to communicate online. Internet users often use memes to reply to each other on social networking sites or other online forums. This research argues that memes are successfully used for communication purposes because certain memes (specifically image macros) are essentially speech acts and are also understood as being speech acts by internet users. When creating a meme, choices are made concerning the specif…
Identifying Markers of Sensationalism in Online News Reports on Crime
Objectivity is a key aspect of hard news reporting. Ideally, the reporter should only provide the reader with the facts and not allow his/her personal feelings about a specific event or crime to be identifiable in a report. However, journalists sometimes use both obvious and subtle ways to increase the entertainment value of a specific event or crime in order to grab and keep the attention of the readers. The use of sensationalism influences the …
Exploring the possibility of using appraisal theory to determine the legitimacy of suicide notes
Interpreting ‘PJ Powers’
In June 2015, Spar published a series of advertisements for its liquor store, TOPS at Spar. One of the advertisements used the slogan ‘Grab a drink and show off those PJ Powers’. The singer, PJ Powers, was informed of this advertisement and Powers accused Spar not only of using her name without her permission but also of poking fun at her past struggle with alcohol addiction. Taking into account the main assumptions of relevance theory and the po…
Memes as speech acts
Memes are a common way for individuals to communicate online. Internet users often use memes to reply to each other on social networking sites or other online forums. This research argues that memes are successfully used for communication purposes because certain memes (specifically image macros) are essentially speech acts and are also understood as being speech acts by internet users. When creating a meme, choices are made concerning the specif…
Identifying Markers of Sensationalism in Online News Reports on Crime
Objectivity is a key aspect of hard news reporting. Ideally, the reporter should only provide the reader with the facts and not allow his/her personal feelings about a specific event or crime to be identifiable in a report. However, journalists sometimes use both obvious and subtle ways to increase the entertainment value of a specific event or crime in order to grab and keep the attention of the readers. The use of sensationalism influences the …
Exploring the possibility of using appraisal theory to determine the legitimacy of suicide notes
Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Newspaper (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)