On the Couch: The Alpha Male in Therapy in Contemporary American Television Drama
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021875817001815
Abstract: As ideas of masculinity have changed in the United States, so too has the presentation of men on television. This article, then, explores a range of characters that have characteristics associated with the alpha male… read more here.
Keywords: contemporary american; male therapy; alpha male; couch alpha ... See more keywords
A Designed Life: Contemporary American Textiles, Wallpapers, and Containers & Packaging, 1951-54, By Margaret Re
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DOI: 10.1080/17547075.2020.1818985
Abstract: In A Designed Life: Contemporary American Textiles, Wallpapers, and Containers & Packaging, a catalog that accompanies a traveling exhibition of the same name organized by the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture at the… read more here.
Keywords: contemporary american; containers packaging; designed life; wallpapers containers ... See more keywords
Masculinities in contemporary American culture: an intersectional approach to the complexities and challenges of male identity
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DOI: 10.1080/18902138.2018.1427529
Abstract: Twenty years after the publication of Raewyn Connell's groundbreaking Masculinities, masculinity studies today has already gone beyond ‘new trends in gender studies’ and its value and significance ... read more here.
Keywords: contemporary american; approach complexities; intersectional approach; masculinities contemporary ... See more keywords
Collocational semiosis in the academic discourse of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA): The case of AFRICA
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DOI: 10.1515/sem-2017-0103
Abstract: Abstract The present study investigates the collocation-induced semiosis of the linguistic sign AFRICA as being used in the academic section of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (known as COCA) (Davies, Mark. 2008. The Corpus… read more here.
Keywords: contemporary american; coca; discourse; study ... See more keywords
The semantic field of the English modal auxiliary can interacting with the grammatical aspect of the main verb in Contemporary American English
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DOI: 10.5817/bse2019-1-5
Abstract: Existing research recognizes the important role aspect plays in the interpretation of modal readings. This paper presents an empirical approach to this area of study, based on corpus material. The investigation described here is part… read more here.
Keywords: modal auxiliary; semantic field; contemporary american; field english ... See more keywords