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  • Metaphorical Conceptions in Rapmusic

    A Cross Cultural Analysis on Metaphors in German and American Rapmusic

    by Florian Arleth ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), course: PS II "Cultural Dimensions of Language Variation and Communication", language: English, abstract: In recent studies on cultural aspects of languages, subcultures have been given more and more importance. On the metaphorical ... Read more

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  • The New Beat Generation - Rapmusic in the Tradition of the American Counter Culture

    by Florian Arleth ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), course: PS II "The Post-War American Counter Culture", language: English, abstract: As soon as rap music had proven to be something more than a short lived youth phenomenon it began to be acknowledged as an American ... Read more

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  • The many faces of Jay Gatsby

    by Florian Arleth ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar ), language: English, abstract: The translation of a text from one language into another is a science of its own, especially within literary works. The standards a translator has to meet these days are high and it is therefore hard to ... Read more

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  • The Critical Reception of Barack Obama in American Rap Music

    by Florian Arleth ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), language: English, abstract: “Traditionally, hip-hop culture has been very skeptical of American government. Much hip-hop music [...] serves a sort of "watchdog" function” (Riggs, Tectonic). Since groups like Boogie ... Read more

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