Analysing metaphor in the family register through scripted sitcom conversations

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-269
Author(s):  
Hanna Skorczynska ◽  
Rosa Giménez-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Comparable Data ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
The Family ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Metaphor Use ◽  
And Function

Abstract This study looks into the patterns of metaphor use in the family register of scripted sitcom conversations. Previous studies of metaphor in conversation adopted different approaches to the concept of register, resulting in a rich but complex picture (Cameron, 2003, 2007, 2008; Deignan, Littlemore & Semino, 2013; Kaal, 2012). This research attempts to reduce such complexity by using an approach to register based on closely defining communicative settings and the participants’ roles (Giménez-Moreno, 2006). In this way, we were able to focus on the register used by family members and close friends and the contexts of private oral communication, as opposed to other possible registers characteristic of professional conversations or those between friends. The study provides data on the frequency, typology, grammatical form and function of the metaphors used in the fictional dialogues between family members and close friends from two British sitcoms, “Gavin & Stacey” and “The Royle Family”. The findings, in general, confirm the patterns of metaphor use in naturally-occurring (UK) conversation, but show lower frequency ranges than other more purpose-oriented contexts. The main contribution of this study is the evaluation of metaphor as an ‘appraisal resource’ (Martin & White, 2005) and its frequent use in assessing the participants’ attitudes. The study suggests that defining register in terms of communicative setting and participants’ roles can help to provide comparable data on metaphor variation.

scholarly journals The Role Of Thein Improving The Conseleempaty In Family Members

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Heppi Sasmita, Neviyarni S, Yarmis Syukur
Keyword(s):  
School Counselors ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Intervention Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Harmony ◽  
And Function

Every family wants harmony in the family. Awareness of the role and function of accepting circumstances and existence is a very strong foundation in running a household. In realizing a harmonious household, of course there are problems that must be resolved immediately so that family harmony is maintained and realized. The family has an important role in the success of the child, remembering that most of the time in the child's daily life with the family, the family is the first community for the child to interact. But in this digital era, many people of all ages have really changed. Changing to be fast paced, but also decreasing the harmony that has been established in the family, this can be seen by the reduced love, cooperation and sharing in the family because they are busy with their respective activities, especially when dealing with gadgets so that harmony in the family is reduced. The role of school counselors is indispensable in forming empathy for family members to achieve household harmony by using family counseling, which is used as an intervention process for problems that interfere with family harmony. Family counseling seeks to build closer bonds, individuals who are able to control emotions, and families who always have good communication in realizing family harmony.

scholarly journals PENILAIAN KETAHANAN KELUARGA TERHADAP KELUARGA GENERASI MILLENIAL DI ERA GLOBALISASI SEBAGAI SALAH SATU PONDASI KETAHANAN NASIONAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-150
Author(s):  
Luthfi Amalia
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Function ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract:  Today's  family  character  is  well  known  as  millennial  family  because  the  family  social environment in globalization era tends to use technology as supporting tools for daily activities such as using internet-connected smartphones to communicate between family members with social media (WhatsApp, Line, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) and to access the latest information available from all parts of the world. Patterns of family life that change because of the ease of accessing information in the use of technology raises the challenges of life that increasingly heavily in family life. Therefore, a family needs to maintain the value and function of family which become indicator of resilience of a family. Because family resilience will describe the quality of personality and behavior patterns of family members in interacting and socializing with the community. The indicators of family resilience based on family values and functions are divided into three categories: physical resilience, social resilience and psychological resilience. Based on the results of the research, family resilience of millenial generation is considered quite strong because it is in the range of 67% between 88.5%. This is because millennial family generation is still running the value and family functions that become indicators of family resilience in order to create harmony and resilience in the family. Abstrak:  Karakter  keluarga  saat  ini  lebih  dikenal  dengan  keluarga  generasi  millennial  karena lingkungan sosial keluarga di era globalisasi saat ini, cenderung menggunakan teknologi sebagai alat penunjang kegiatan sehari-hari seperti menggunakan smartphone  yang terkoneksi dengan internet untuk  berkomunikasi  antar  anggota  keluarga  dengan  media  social  (WhatsApp,  Line,  Instagram, Facebook, dll) dan untuk mengakses informasi terbaru yang ada dari seluruh belahan dunia. Pola kehidupan   keluarga   yang   berubah   karena   adanya   kemudahan   mengakses   informasi   dalam penggunaan   teknologi   menimbulkan   tantangan   hidup   yang   semakin   berat   dalam   kehidupan berkeluarga. Oleh karena itu suatu keluarga perlu mempertahankan nilai dan fungsi keluarga yang menjadi indicator ketahanan suatu keluarga. Karena ketahan keluarga akan menggambarkan kualitas kepribadian  dan  pola  perilaku  anggota  keluarga  dalam  berinteraksi  dan  bersosialisasi  dengan masyarakat. Indikator ketahanan keluarga berdasarkan nilai dan fungsi keluarga dibedakan menjadi tiga kategori  yaitu ketahanan fisik, ketahanan social dan ketahanan psikologis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ketahanan keluarga generasi millenial dinilai cukup kuat karena berada pada kisaran 67% antara 88.5%. Hal tersebut dikarenakan keluarga generasi millennial masih menjalankan nilai dan fungsi keluarga  yang menjadi indicator ketahanan keluarga agar dapat tercipta keharmonisan dan ketahanan dalam keluarga.

Dickens and the Art of Epitaph

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-269
Author(s):  
Claire Wood
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Proper Form ◽  
And Function

This essay offers a twofold exploration of the art of epitaph in Charles Dickens's writing. First, it considers the memorial inscriptions that Dickens wrote for friends and family members in light of contemporary debates about epitaph's proper form and function, nuancing understanding of the author's epitaphic aesthetic. Second, it examines the creative potential of epitaph in Dickens's fiction, by tracing the migration of epitaphic text from actual to fictional inscriptions and between paper and stone. In doing so, it argues that for Dickens the art of epitaph is fundamentally carnivalesque, as a supposedly succinct form of death writing generates extended texts and paratexts, new stories, and fresh associations.

The cadherin superfamily: diversity in form and function

2001 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.D. Angst ◽  
C. Marcozzi ◽  
A.I. Magee
Keyword(s):  
Cell Signalling ◽  
Cell Communication ◽  
Cell Recognition ◽  
Signalling Molecules ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Desmosomal Cadherins ◽  
Extracellular Region ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
And Function ◽  
Cadherin Superfamily

Over recent years cadherins have emerged as a growing superfamily of molecules, and a complex picture of their structure and their biological functions is becoming apparent. Variation in their extracellular region leads to the large potential for recognition properties of this superfamily. This is demonstrated strikingly by the recently discovered FYN-binding CNR-protocadherins; these exhibit alternative expression of the extracellular portion, which could lead to distinct cell recognition in different neuronal populations, whereas their cytoplasmic part, and therefore intracellular interactions, is constant. Diversity in the cytoplasmic moiety of the cadherins imparts specificity to their interactions with cytoplasmic components; for example, classical cadherins interact with catenins and the actin filament network, desmosomal cadherins interact with catenins and the intermediate filament system and CNR-cadherins interact with the SRC-family kinase FYN. Recent evidence suggests that CNR-cadherins, 7TM-cadherins and T-cadherin, which is tethered to the membrane by a GPI anchor, all localise to lipid rafts, specialised cell membrane domains rich in signalling molecules. Originally thought of as cell adhesion molecules, cadherin superfamily molecules are now known to be involved in many biological processes, such as cell recognition, cell signalling, cell communication, morphogenesis, angiogenesis and possibly even neurotransmission.

scholarly journals Unravelling the diversity Behind the Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis Complex: Three new species of zombie-ant fungi from the Brazilian Amazon

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
João P. M. Araújo ◽  
Harry C. Evans ◽  
David M. Geiser ◽  
William P. Mackay ◽  
David P. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Data ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Specific Species ◽  
And Function ◽  
Amazonian Region ◽  
Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis

AbstractIn tropical forests, one of the most common relationships between parasites and insects is that between the fungus Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota) and ants, especially within the tribe Camponotini. Here, we describe three new and host-specific species of the genus Ophiocordyceps on Camponotus ants from the central Amazonian region of Brazil, which can readily be separated using morphological traits, in particular, ascospore form and function. In addition, we use sequence data to infer phylogenetic relationships between these taxa and closely related species within the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis complex, as well as with other members of the family Ophiocordycipitaceae.

scholarly journals MBASAAKÉ IN FAMILY CIRCLE: LINGUISTIC SOCIALIZATION OF POLITENESS IN JAVANESE

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Arapa Efendi ◽  
Katharina E. Sukamto
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Linguistic Practice ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
The Family ◽  
Kinship Term ◽  
Preliminary Study

This qualitative preliminary study highlights a common linguistic practice of politeness in the Javanese family circle called mbasaaké, which refers to addressing or referring to a family member with a kinship term that does not necessarily portray the actual family relationship. This study aims to demonstrate that this pragmatic practice of mbasaaké requires the role of adult speakers in the family circle to novice members of the family. The adult members in the family intentionally deployed this act as a strategy to socialize politeness in the Javanese culture. A small number of naturally occurring interactive turns which involves four family members are presented in this paper to illustrate this mbasakaké practice. The four persons who participated in the casual conversations originally come from East Java, but they have resided in Yogyakarta for many years. The data presented in this paper prove that this linguistic socialization is continuously practiced within the family circle with or without the presence of the novice members of the family. Another important finding is that a respectful kinship term is also given to a family member in absentia.

scholarly journals Coping Strategy Enhancement for Families Who Have Children with Thalassemia Through Family Counseling at Sukabumi Thalassemia Foundation

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-90
Author(s):  
Meiti Subardhini ◽  
Rini Hartini Rinda A ◽  
Elin Herlina
Keyword(s):  
Practical Implication ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Extended Families ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Function ◽  
Family Strategy

Family copyng strategy is one of the factors so that families with thalassemia children can survive and function properly. The purpose of this study is to determine whether family counseling had an effect on improving family copyng strategy, by identifying 1). What are the characteristics of children and families in the Sukabumi branch thalassemia foundation? 2). What is the process of family counseling? 3). What are the results of implementing family counseling? This study used a qualitative approach with the action research method. Three families with thalassemia children with main data collection techniques by providing indeepth interview, supplemented by observations and study documentation. The results showed that children with thalassemia had transfused between 3 to 10 years, and routinely performed transfusions every week to every month. Family counseling provides solutions to problems faced by families as an effort to improve family strategy copyng. Active families seek support from extended families, doctors and friends. Families always think positively and organize themselves not to display negative emotions and improve spiritual life. The conclusion of this study indicates that family counseling can have a positive influence on improving family copyng strategy. Family counseling as an intervention that involves all family members also strengthen relationships between family members. The practical implication of the family counseling process requires commitment from all family members, the willingness to openly convey what is felt and thought.

scholarly journals LEARNING TO SAY GRACE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Greer
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Host Family ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Dinner Table ◽  
The Family

Based on a detailed analysis of four naturally occurring dinner-table conversations video-recorded over a period of three weeks, this study uses longitudinal Conversation Analysis to track an outsider's growing involvement in the family ritual of praying before each meal. Through a detailed turn-by-turn account, the analysis demonstrates how the visitor moves from peripheral observation to more active participation, suggesting that his involvement in learning to say grace was one way he adapted his interactional and cultural practices to align with those of the host family. The analysis also considers the role of other family members in inviting participation and reprimanding non-normative behaviour.

scholarly journals BINA KELUARGA SETARA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETAHANAN KELUARGA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Nurul Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Development Activity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Divorce Rates ◽  
Building Program ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

Surabaya is one of the cities with the highest divorce rates in East Java. One of the efforts made is to conduct interventions to improve family resilience in Surabaya. Activities to improve family resilience are carried out through understanding eight family functions and the implementation of the eight family functions. The goal of the equal family development activity is to increase the role of family members in realizing a quality and equal family. Other goals in the long term can reduce divorce rates and increase family resilience, increase gender equality in the family, improve the role and function of husband and wife in the family, increase the roles of men and women in educating children, and implement children's rights in the family. Socially, family resilience must be built through increasing the capacity of family members. Family resilience is also closely related to the gender construction that develops in society. This article aims to understand how an equal family building program is an effort to improve family resilience in Surabaya families. abstrakKota Surabaya termasuk kota yang memiliki tingkat perceraian yang tertinggi di Jawa Timur. Salah satu upaya yang perlu dilakukan yakni mengadakan intervensi untuk meningkatkan ketahanan keluarga pada keluarga-keluarga di Surabaya. Kegiatan peningkatan ketahanan keluarga yang dilakukan yakni melalui pemahaman delapan fungsi keluarga, dan praktek implementasi kedelapan fungsi keluarga tersebut. Tujuan Kegiatan Bina Keluarga Setara adalah meningkatkan peran anggota keluarga dalam mewujudkan keluarga berkualitas dan setara dalam relasi. Tujuan lain dalam jangka panjang dapat menurunkan angka perceraian dan meningkatkan ketahanan keluarga. Tujuan khusus yakni meningkatkan kesetaraan gender dalam keluarga, meningkatkan peran dan fungsi suami istri dalam keluarga, meningkatkan peran laki-laki dan perempuan dalam mendidik anak, dan menerapkan hak anak dalam keluarga. Secara sosial budaya ketahanan keluarga harus dibangun melalui peningkatan kapasistas anggota keluarga agar mampu melaksanakan peran dalam keluarga secara optimal. Ketahanan keluarga juga berkaitan erat dengan konstruksi gender yang berkembang dalam masyarakat. Secara ringkas, artikel ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana program bina keluarga setara sebagai upaya meningkatkan ketahanan keluarga pada keluarga Surabaya.

scholarly journals Formen und Funktionen von Interrogationen. Fragen in grammatischen Beschreibungen, empirischen Befunden und Lehrwerken für Deutsch als Fremdsprache

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Rost-Roth
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
And Function ◽  
Empirical Analyses

Analysis of how questions are treated in grammar books shows that the main focus is on word order phenomena. At the same time, statements are often made about functions or the rela-tionship between form and function; these are not always consistent with more systematic approaches or with empirical findings. Empirical analyses of spoken language reveal a very complex picture; comparison of the question realizations of native speakers and non-native speakers shows that the questions produced by non-native speakers are limited in various re-spects. Moreover, analysis of textbooks shows that some relationships between form and function are underrepresented.

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