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Università della Svizzera italiana

Kyosei : An example of cultural keyword argumentatively exploited in corporate reporting discourse

Filimon, Agatha Ioana

In: Studies in communication sciences, 2009, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 131-151

By means of a relevant example, this paper shows the appropriateness of the theoretical construct of argumentative keyword proposed by Rigotti & Rocci (2005) in relation to an emergent discourse genre: top management’s letters to stakeholders appearing in the introduction to corporate social responsibility/sustainability reports. Analyzing a text fragment extracted from a recent ...

Université de Fribourg

Surface scientific aspects of material relevant to tribology

Bielmann, Michael ; Gröning, Pierangelo (Dir.) ; Schlapbach, Louis (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2004 ; no 1467.

The presented work is treating surface scientific aspects of selected materials related to tribology. Tribology is one of the oldest problems humans try to master. It is highly interdisciplinary and there is probably no topic, where so much effort has been put into to gain a deeper understanding. But still, while the role of the surface in tribology is perceived and accepted, a general...