Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

El presente proyecto tiene como propósito mejorar el bienestar de las personas de nivel socioeconómico A y B, ayudándolas a disminuir el estrés y dolores musculares que presentan en distintas partes del cuerpo por el estilo de vida, con el objetivo de brindarles confort y comodidad, evitando enfermedades o riesgos crónicos a futuro y que puedan realizar sus actividades diarias sin molestias y malestares corporales. Teniendo en cuenta la problemática de salud y bienestar, además la coyuntura actual debido al Covid 19 se ha decidido afrontar uno de los problemas más comunes que asecha a las personas que es el estrés y dolores musculares mediante almohadas terapéuticas que ayudarían a reducir estos problemas teniendo en cuenta el distanciamiento y trabajo en casa. Las almohadas Comoditi nace bajo el concepto de comodidad y uso donde las personas lo prefieran más, por eso mismo estarán disponibles en distintos puntos de venta donde el público suele concurrir como gimnasios, centros comerciales y centros de salud por ser un producto de bienestar. Comoditi empezara con dos líneas de producto tamaño estándar y pequeño con el objetivo de vender en el primer año 7,885 almohadas considerando un plan de ventas por estacionalidad. El proyecto se trabajará en un periodo de tres años y para poder iniciar se necesitará una inversión inicial de S/ 92,714 compuesta de un 50% de aporte de los cuatro accionistas y otro 50% financiado a 12 meses. / The purpose of this project is to improve the well-being of people of socioeconomic level A and B, helping them to reduce stress and muscular pain that they present in different parts of the body due to lifestyle, with the aim of providing them with comfort and convenience, avoiding chronic diseases or risks in the future and that they can carry out their daily activities without discomfort and bodily discomfort. Taking into account the problems of health and well-being, in addition to the current situation due to Covid 19, it has been decided to face one of the most common problems that plagues people, which is stress and muscle pain through therapeutic pillows that would help reduce these problems by having consider distancing and work at home. The Comoditi pillows were born under the concept of comfort and use where people prefer it the most, which is why they will be available in different points of sale where the public usually attends such as gyms, shopping malls and health centers for being a wellness product. Comoditi will start with two product lines, standard size and small, with the aim of selling 7,885 pillows in the first year, considering a seasonally adjusted sales plan. The project will be worked over a period of three years and to start it, an initial investment of S / 92,714 will be required, consisting of a 50% contribution from the four shareholders and another 50% financed over 12 months. / Trabajo de investigación

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This analysis employs the sociolinguistic framework of status and solidarity (Holmes, 2001) to examine the use of codeswitching on the relational development between the characters in three plays by Cuban-American playwright Dolores Prida. The three plays discussed are Beautiful Señoritas (1978), Coser y cantar (1981) and Botánica (1991). Linguistic scholars recognize the lack of linguistic analysis of literary texts; specifically, codeswitching at present is not fully explored as a linguistic phenomenon in written contexts. Furthermore, Prida's works have never before been appraised using linguistic methodology. Hence, this work aims to add to scholarly research in the fields of codeswitching, discourse analysis, and literary linguistics, using the status and solidarity framework to examine the codeswitching in Dolores Prida's plays. Dolores Prida is a feminist and Hispanic dramatist whose central theme is the search for identity of Hispanic immigrants, specifically women, in the United States today. Due to her ideological stance, it is expected that a strong emphasis on solidarity rather than status and the use of affective rather than referential speech functions are present in the relationships in her plays. Accordingly, the analysis of Botánica reveals that indeed codeswitching between the characters does affect their relational development in maintaining solidarity and intimacy. However, the relationships found in Beautiful Señoritas and Coser y cantar do not offer such conclusions, due to the variable nature of the relationships identified. Further analysis of these and other literary works will more accurately determine benefits of the status and solidarity framework as applied to the codeswitching research.

This analysis employs the sociolinguistic framework of status and solidarity (Holmes, 2001) to examine the use of codeswitching on the relational development between the characters in three plays by Cuban-American playwright Dolores Prida. The three plays discussed are Beautiful Señoritas (1978), Coser y cantar (1981) and Botánica (1991). Linguistic scholars recognize the lack of linguistic analysis of literary texts; specifically, codeswitching at present is not fully explored as a linguistic phenomenon in written contexts. Furthermore, Prida's works have never before been appraised using linguistic methodology. Hence, this work aims to add to scholarly research in the fields of codeswitching, discourse analysis, and literary linguistics, using the status and solidarity framework to examine the codeswitching in Dolores Prida's plays. Dolores Prida is a feminist and Hispanic dramatist whose central theme is the search for identity of Hispanic immigrants, specifically women, in the United States today. Due to her ideological stance, it is expected that a strong emphasis on solidarity rather than status and the use of affective rather than referential speech functions are present in the relationships in her plays. Accordingly, the analysis of Botánica reveals that indeed codeswitching between the characters does affect their relational development in maintaining solidarity and intimacy. However, the relationships found in Beautiful Señoritas and Coser y cantar do not offer such conclusions, due to the variable nature of the relationships identified. Further analysis of these and other literary works will more accurately determine benefits of the status and solidarity framework as applied to the codeswitching research.