scholarly journals Analysis of the Thematic Structure and Thematic Progression Patterns of the Queen’s 2020 National Speech

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-152
Author(s):  
Lan Ningyi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Thematic Structure ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Thematic Progression ◽  
The World ◽  
Progression Patterns

Under the guidance of the theory of theme and rheme as well as thematic progression patterns, two significant components in Systemic Functional Linguistics, this paper discusses the thematic structure and thematic progression patterns of the Queen’s national speech “We will meet again!” which was delivered on April 5, 2020, when both England and the rest of the world were in the throes of the growing pandemic. With the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods, their distributions and the reasons are explored to figure out the thematic features, the effects, or the functions that have been achieved in Queen’s speech.

scholarly journals The Popularity of Faerlina US - World of Warcraft Classic Server: Game Study Using Qualitative Research Methods on the World of Warcraft Classic Game Server

MEDIASI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Deddy Stevano H. Tobing
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Virtual Currency ◽  
The World ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research discusses the popularity of Faerlina US which is one of the game server of the game World of Warcraft Classic (WoW Classic), a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) game version which is one of the World of Warcraft game version released on 26 August 2019. This study uses several qualitative research methods, namely participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and studies of previous studies. The results of this study indicate that the popularity of Faerlina US tends to be driven by the popularity of twitch.tv streamers who play on these servers. This research also shows that Faerlina has also become popular because it is interesting to be a place to conduct economic activities such as selling virtual items and conducting gold-virtual currency transactions into real money.

Discourse-organizational patterns in English and Spanish

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-117
Author(s):  
María de los Ángeles Gómez González ◽  
Ana Patricia García Varela
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Thematic Structure ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Thematic Progression ◽  
Organizational Patterns

Cast within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics, this paper sheds new light on the ‘thematic management’ of discourse and its interaction with ‘rhetorical management’ in particular, by exploring how the interplay between thematic structure and thematic progression is instantiated in a specific genre, news reports, in English and Spanish. The study shows that, even though there exist a number of differences that are language-determined, genre constraints seem to exert a greater influence because, generally speaking, English and Spanish news reports show greater similarities than differences.

Six degrees of reputation: The use and abuse of online review and recommendation systems (originally published in March 2006)

First Monday ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shay David ◽  
Trevor Pinch
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Online Review ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Product Reviews ◽  
Information Goods ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Commercial Applications

This paper is included in the First Monday Special Issue: Commercial Applications of the Internet, published in July 2006. This paper reports initial findings from a study that used quantitative and qualitative research methods and custom–built software to investigate online economies of reputation and user practices in online product reviews at several leading e–commerce sites (primarily Amazon.com). We explore several cases in which book and CD reviews were copied whole or in part from one item to another and show that hundreds of product reviews on Amazon.com might be copies of one another. We further explain the strategies involved in these suspect product reviews, and the ways in which the collapse of the barriers between authors and readers affect the ways in which these information goods are being produced and exchanged. We report on techniques that are employed by authors, artists, editors, and readers to ensure they promote their agendas while they build their identities as experts. We suggest a framework for discussing the changes of the categories of authorship, creativity, expertise, and reputation that are being re–negotiated in this multi–tier reputation economy.

scholarly journals A Comparative Discussion of the Notion of 'Validity' in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glyn Winter
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The issues surrounding the use and nature of the term 'validity' in qualitative research are controversial and many. In this paper, the author attempts to establish that 'validity' is not a single, fixed or universal concept, but rather a contingent construct, inescapably grounded in the processes and intentions of particular research methodologies and projects. The first section of this work deals with the problems faced in defining 'validity' in both quantitative and qualitative research methods and will briefly review other authors' attempts to categorise it. The work will then proceed to distinguish and compare the claims to 'validity' made by quantitative and qualitative researchers, highlighting similarities and differences as they emerge. Finally, an attempt will be made to establish that an understanding of nature of 'truth' is central to any theorisation of 'validity.' It will become clear that it is the affiliations of methodologies, concerning truth, that generate varying notions of 'validity.'

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