Internal contrast and double decoding: Transitivity in Hughes's “On the Road”

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Shen
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Stylistic Analysis ◽  
Literary Interpretation ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types ◽  
On The Road

AbstractThere have appeared, over the past thirty years or so, numerous stylistic investigations on transitivity, which tend to focus on the contrast between different types of transitivity process. This article, however, directs attention to how a literary writer creates a thematically-motivated contrast within the same (sub-)type of transitivity process. The case chosen for illustration is Langston Hughes's “On the Road” (1952). It is argued that such an internal contrast may, by way of semantic reorganization, change the nature of certain transitivity processes on a deeper level, and further, that the functioning of such context-determined deeper-level meaning, which interacts with the conventional surface meaning, depends on double decoding. Based on the analysis, the present study offers a comparison between stylistic analysis and literary criticism to help to show the usefulness of the former in advancing literary interpretation.

scholarly journals Characterisation of cyclists’ willingness to pay for green initiatives at Africa’s largest cycle tour

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-439
Author(s):  
Melville Saayman ◽  
Waldo Krugell ◽  
Andrea Saayman
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Cycling ◽  
Different Types ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Right ◽  
Change Mitigation

The Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is a major event on the road cycling calendar. The majority of cyclists travel significant distances and participation produces a substantial carbon footprint. This paper examines participants’ willingness to pay to offset their carbon footprint. The purpose of this paper is to make a contribution to the literature by linking willingness to pay to attitudes towards or beliefs (green views) about the initiatives in place, to ensure a greener cycle tour. Factor analysis is used to identify different types of cyclists, based on their green views: those with green money, those who prefer green products and the “re-cyclers”. The results of the regression analysis reveal that socio-demographic variables and the right attitude towards the environment are significant predictors of stated willingness to pay for climate change mitigation.

scholarly journals A Vehicle Breakdown Service Provider System

2021 ◽  
pp. 567-572
Author(s):  
Sathwik Krishna. L ◽  
Siva Rama Krishna. S ◽  
Abdul Amjad. S ◽  
Mahesh Babu. U ◽  
Lakshmi Surekha. T
Keyword(s):  
Service Provider ◽  
Life Time ◽  
The Road ◽  
Different Types ◽  
On The Road

Travelling day to day became integrated part of everyone. To travel we use different types of vehicles. A machine is not for a life time and with day to day usage and time-tested in various conditions, it is meant to witness some kind of breakdowns. Many breakdowns can be resolved on the spot by self-repairing. A lot of people are facing difficulties getting help when their Vehicle breaks down on the road. These problems are the motivations for the development of this project to help those who are in need when their Vehicle breaks down along the roads. The objective is to develop an django application that will help the user to avail help by using the application and get access to the nearby mechanic and thereby contact them.

Standing in Line

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-223
Author(s):  
Sharif Islam
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Law ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Professional Background ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Shed Light

Over the past two decades, immigration receiving states have resorted to extraordinary legal, political, spatial tactics to curtail and prevent different types of migrants from legally entering the states. Some of these processes increased the number of undocumented and unauthorized immigrants in certain countries. These processes also lead to enormous personal sacrifices and hardships for families across the world. My personal experiences are probably not the worst case due to my educational and professional background, although there were few bumps in the road. Some of the following notes, I hope, will shed light on the personal experiences dealing with immigration law and processes.

Unlonesome Highways: The Quest for Fact and Fellowship in Depression America

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-206
Author(s):  
David P. Peeler
Keyword(s):  
Private Property ◽  
The State ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
Erskine Caldwell ◽  
Gas Station ◽  
On The Road

Woody Guthrie managed to capture much of Depression America in his songs. In “This Land Is Your Land” of 1940, he reflected the leftist sentiments of many thirties Americans. Singing that it was the blank side of a “Private Property” sign that “was wrote for you and me,” Guthrie echoed the conclusion that others had reached in the preceding decade — America belongs to the working masses rather than to a few wealthy owners. For all his insight, however, Guthrie missed part of the Depression experience when he set his “Private Property” sign beside a “lonesome highway.” Rather than deserted places, the nation's roadways were virtually teeming with dispossessed people. Millions of foreclosed farmers, evicted renters and unemployed workers crowded the thoroughfares, desperately searching for new lives. Despite what Woody Guthrie had to say, America's Depression highways were far from lonesome.A certain number of those folks jamming the nation's highways were not homeless drifters. They were instead more like author Erskine Caldwell. Soon after the 1932 publication of his novel, Tobacco Road, Caldwell had taken to travelling. He continued on the road until one day in 1940 when he pulled his car into a Missouri gas station. As had been his habit for the past years, he asked the attendant not for gas or oil, but for an analysis of the state of the nation. The attendant knew Caldwell's type. For years writers had been stopping and asking him “all sorts of fool questions” without purchasing anything. Well prepared, he silently handed Caldwell a neatly printed card describing his life and thoughts, ridiculing with its detail the questions writers asked him.

scholarly journals Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas in 2011: Building on the Past, on the Road to our Future

2011 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
J.M. Carrascosa ◽  
Y. Gilaberte ◽  
I. Belinchón ◽  
L. Ferrándiz
Keyword(s):  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
On The Road

Casual Employment in Australia: Growth, Characteristics, a Bridge or a Trap?

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Burgess ◽  
Iain Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Growth Characteristics ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Transitional Point ◽  
Analytical Issue ◽  
Transitional Employment ◽  
On The Road

About one in every four Australian employees is a casual. The casual share has doubled over the past decade and continues to expand. This paper catalogues the growth of casual employment and discusses the characteristics of casual jobs and of those in casual jobs. The key analytical issue discussed is whether casual employment is a transitional employment arrangement on the road towards permanent employment conditions. Alternatively, is it a trap which is associated with job insecurity, low earnings and spells outside of employment? Although the evidence is partial and circumstantial, casual employment is a bridge for some and a trap for others. In particular, for those who wish to beak out of unemployment, casual employment is unlikely to be a transitional point on the road to a permanent job. This finding has important implications for the design of labour market programs.

scholarly journals Manual RC Box Culvert Analysis and Designing

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 91-115
Author(s):  
Ayaanle Maxamed Ali
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Traffic Load ◽  
Cement Concrete ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Profile ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Reinforced Cement ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Box Culvert

The culvert is small structures that are required for the under roads and its uses for the crossing of water like streams under the roads. The culvert structure balances the water flow on both sides of the roads, also is protecting and balance of the embankment to reduce the water flow level. There are different types of culverts shapes, and they are circle, arch, Slap & box; therefore, these can be constructed by using different materials like; stones, bricks, reinforced cement concrete. Since the culvert crossing under the earthen embankment, so the culvert is subjecting a traffic load similarly as the roads carry; therefore, they required to be designed for such loads the acting on the surface of the culvert. This project is dealing with the RCC box culvert with and without cushions. The cushion depends on the road profile at the culvert location.

Adhesive-Free Bonding of Web-Like Plastic-Metal Combinations at Low Temperatures

2019 ◽  
Vol 809 ◽  
pp. 392-397
Author(s):  
Andreas Lehm ◽  
Diana Romstedt ◽  
Vinzenz Schoenberner ◽  
Hannes Till Meyer ◽  
Marko Eichler
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Past ◽  
Plastic Metal ◽  
On The Road ◽  
New Research ◽  
Polymer Foils ◽  
Technology Focus

A couple of research projects could demonstrate the adhesive-free bonding of metal and polymer foils very well in the past. The remaining issues on the road to industrial usage of this technology focus on higher process velocities, quality management and process behaviour during long-term usage. For this purpose, a new research project was initiated to concentrate on the maximum achievable adhesion between the two bonding partners at line speeds up to 10 m/min

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