Ludmilla A'Beckett
Biographic Data
| ID | 4560249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ludmilla A'Beckett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ludmilla |
| FAMILY NAME | A'Beckett |
| SIGNATURE | BECKETT L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Appreciation of Black Humour Memes in the Context of the Russo-Ukrainian War
This study examines three black humour memes and their reception on social media during the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It seeks to identify the conditions that facilitate or impede the appreciation of jokes about the enemy's death. Conceptual integration theory and Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency provide the methodological framework for analysing the memes, and the responses to them. The findings offer an expla…
The Joan of Arc Figures in Russian Discourse
The translation of the glorious name of “Joan of Arc” into a tool of vilification is analysed in this paper. The majority of examples, col-lected from two popular Russian newspapers, contain negative under-currents. For instance, the unflattering portrait of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, was established by the press through the persistent use of the name "Joan of Arc of Ukraine." The research reveals that many members of…
The Play of Voices in Metaphor Discourse
Dialogic patterns around the metaphor “NATIONS ARE BROTHERS” is the object of investigation of this article. The purpose is to demonstrate heteroglossia created by this metaphoric proposition. The article seeks to explore the variation of themes and social implications evoked by the same metaphoric concept. Various social agents adopt and adapt the metaphor to achieve dissimilar communicative and ideological goals. Receivers of the metaphoric mes…
Appreciation of Black Humour Memes in the Context of the Russo-Ukrainian War
This study examines three black humour memes and their reception on social media during the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It seeks to identify the conditions that facilitate or impede the appreciation of jokes about the enemy's death. Conceptual integration theory and Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency provide the methodological framework for analysing the memes, and the responses to them. The findings offer an expla…
The Play of Voices in Metaphor Discourse
Dialogic patterns around the metaphor “NATIONS ARE BROTHERS” is the object of investigation of this article. The purpose is to demonstrate heteroglossia created by this metaphoric proposition. The article seeks to explore the variation of themes and social implications evoked by the same metaphoric concept. Various social agents adopt and adapt the metaphor to achieve dissimilar communicative and ideological goals. Receivers of the metaphoric mes…
The Joan of Arc Figures in Russian Discourse
The translation of the glorious name of “Joan of Arc” into a tool of vilification is analysed in this paper. The majority of examples, col-lected from two popular Russian newspapers, contain negative under-currents. For instance, the unflattering portrait of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, was established by the press through the persistent use of the name "Joan of Arc of Ukraine." The research reveals that many members of…
Appreciation of Black Humour Memes in the Context of the Russo-Ukrainian War
This study examines three black humour memes and their reception on social media during the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It seeks to identify the conditions that facilitate or impede the appreciation of jokes about the enemy's death. Conceptual integration theory and Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency provide the methodological framework for analysing the memes, and the responses to them. The findings offer an expla…
Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Dialogic (1 work) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work)