This thesis discusses emotion lexicon in Tarifiyt, an Afro-Asiatic Berber language of North Morocco. I will discuss the meaning of several negative emotion terms and expressions in this language....Show moreThis thesis discusses emotion lexicon in Tarifiyt, an Afro-Asiatic Berber language of North Morocco. I will discuss the meaning of several negative emotion terms and expressions in this language. In the study of anthropological linguistics, the meaning of emotions in several languages has received attention. However, until now, the semantic field of emotions in Tarifiyt has not been researched. I will use the Natural Semantic Metalanguage and linguistic examples in order to discuss the semantics of these terms and expressions. I will conclude that there is a diverse emotion lexicon in Tarifiyt and that emotions are presented as verbs or as nouns and are something internal to a human being. The seat of emotions, ur (‘heart’) is crucial in understanding emotional expression in Tarifiyt. Furthermore, emotions are often expressed via emotion symptom expressions, so by expressing the bodily sensations that typically accompany the emotion.Show less
In this paper I explore hard and prolonged lies in real talks. Such big and hard lies are typically presented by scamming calls in China and result in numerous loss for ordinary people. The...Show moreIn this paper I explore hard and prolonged lies in real talks. Such big and hard lies are typically presented by scamming calls in China and result in numerous loss for ordinary people. The approach I adopt to study thissolve the problem [study this]is detailed case study, because of a record for scamming call from the Internet, for it is newly uploaded on Nov., 20th, 2014 by a volunteerin a certainsingle case, the whole procedure of such scam could be revealed. [I do not understand this sentence]and represents nearly the whole discourse process of telephone fraudsFortunately the Internet offered plentiful material for such study. Taking deception theories and communication theories as the basis for analysisin to comparison[as analytical tools?], the results obtained in this research include the specific description of the fraud discourse, the characteristics of telephone scamming, and the difference between daily, simpleeasy [what do you mean by easy in this context?]lies and hard, prolonged deception. The obtained results are specific features to distinguish such scamming discourse: plentiful details, frequent repetition, and discourse dominance. Since these three features differ with what is raised in present popular deception theories for short or harmless lies, the results suggest that more research for hard and big lies areis necessary for further analyzing deception and lies.Show less
