Thèse univ. : Paris : Lettres : 1929. / Bibliogr.: p. 296-303.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

This research investigated the use of language in the texts of the promotional brochures created for the tourist industry. The selected printed materials for the study were used in advertising the five countries most severely affected by the Asian Tsunami in 2004 (Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives). The focus of the analysis was on the two sets of brochures of the five selected countries published by the UK’s leading travel agencies – Thomas Cook, Thomson and Kuoni before and after the disaster. The contrastive discourse analysis was applied in order to investigate the similarities and differences of linguistic features within the texts both between the two sets for each country as well as between the five selected countries. The overall results of the text analysis from the five selected countries have shown significant changes in language use. The investigation revealed that in the post-disaster set of brochures the number of destinations was broadened and their descriptions were made more vivid. The post-disaster texts represented more efforts in developing a wider range of tourism attractions and activities in order to expand the markets and increase the number as well as type of potential future tourists. The information derived from the questionnaire has revealed the potential tourists’ sensitivity to language used in promotional brochures. The results demonstrated that most respondents were aware of the change of language used before and after the Tsunami. The findings validated the hypothesis that the role of language within tourism advertising is as significant as the role of images. This has a major impact on individuals’ choosing their next holiday destination since many potential tourists still base their holiday decision-making on holiday brochures. The research has found that the role of language plays a significant role in tourism advertising representations and also has a major part as one of the marketing tools in tourism promotional strategy.

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Although the wilderness preservation movement has emerged as a political force relatively recently, man's desire for retreat and renewal in untamed wilderness environments has a rich history in North America. Using contemporary guidetooks, diaries and journals, this study examines the early nineteenth century "Fashionable Tour" from New York City to Niagara Falls and combines description of the most important "natural wonders" en route with an analysis of their cultural meaning and value. There are two major themes. (1) Although pompous religiousness of language suggests conventional religiosity, pilgrims were overwhelmed with feelings of reverence, awe and wonder when face to face with natural wonders. (2) The extravagance of the New World's natural wonders influenced American and European images of the American experiment. Romanticism and Scottish Common Sense Realism are the intellectual and aesthetic background for this study. After some preliminary observations and definitions, I review the widespread importance of these two movements in early America and their points of contact with American sensibilities. Significant iconological moments in the lives of three leading Americans -- John Bartram, Samuel Mitchill and Timothy Dwight -- who donned their tourist habits to visit the Catskill Mountains, illustrate both the diversity of these influences and the beginnings of the Fashionable Tour. Analysis of the tour itself begins with chapter three. From their steamboat, tourists divided the Hudson River Valley into five "reaches" symbolizing grandeur (the Palisades), repose (Tappan Sea), sublimity (the Highlands), picturesqueness (the Hillsides) and beauty (the Catskills). In the first four reaches (chapter 3), the sublime Highlands dominate the landscape. But the "view from the top'' and Kaaterskill Falls at Pine Orchard in the Catskills were the most significant natural wonders in the Hudson Valley. Chapter five introduces Part II: West to Niagara Falls. The overwhelming effect of ongoing European settlement on the wilderness -- on flora, fauna and native Americans -- differentiates the unpredictable trip west from the predictable trip north. At Albany, tourists left their luxurious steamboats and transferred to stagecoaches and/or canalboats. Cohoes Falls, Little Falls and especially Trenton Falls, N. P. Willis' "Rural Resort," highlight the journey from Albany to Utica and suggest greater wonders to come. Images of the wilderness west of Utica comprise chapter seven. "Soft" pastoral landscapes, as in the Finger Lakes Region, did not arouse the intense response that major wonders such as the "view from the top" and Trenton Falls did. Niagara Falls was the climax and conclusion of the pilgrimage. The "greatest natural wonder" known and accessible to early nineteenth century tourists, Niagara elicited a torrent of enthusiasm and verbiage. After a detailed examination of tourist expectations and anticipations, descriptions and dreams, I focus specifically on the religious sentimentality which laced images of Niagara Falls. Pilgrims, responding with awe and protestations of "indescribableness," found evidence to support their popular religiosity. The trip from New York to Niagara was not just a relaxed holiday, but a highly focussed pilgrimage for persons seeking mystery and majesty in the sublime and the beautiful. Niagara, and to a lesser extent the other natural wonders; along the Hudson and across New York State, became religious shrines in early nineteenth century America.

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A presente pesquisa tem como tema o Roteiro Turístico, buscando avançar na sua análise em termos teórico e conceitual, questionando se as categorias Sujeito e (Geo)Tecnologias, agregadas ao conceito de Roteiro Turístico, contribuiriam para redimensioná-lo e equacioná-lo com uma construção epistemológica do Turismo que transcendesse os limites mercadológicos e economicistas e, particularmente, incorporasse a lógica dos fluxos. A literatura especializada ainda dedica pouco espaço e aprofundamento à questão do roteiro e à roteirização, conforme o demonstrou a pesquisa exploratória inicial desta investigação, da qual também emergiram as categorias Tempo, Espaço e Tematização. Estas categorias demarcam o que, no corpo do trabalho, passou a ser tratado com Roteiro Turístico Tradicional. O avanço da análise mostrou que, na atualidade, o Roteiro Turístico deve contemplar, na sua abordagem, Sujeito e (Geo)Tecnologias, como novas categorias constituintes para a compreensão do Roteiro Turístico. A Dialética, tomada como opção metodológica inicial para dar suporte ao diálogo necessário entre o estado da arte atual, portanto a TESE, e os questionamentos e proposições de novas categorias (Sujeito e Tecnologia), para a composição da ANTÍTESE, mostraram-se insuficientes para encaminhar a SÍNTESE; o impasse exigiu o questionamento do caminho percorrido, inclusive em termos metodológicos, para o avanço da investigação. Como conseqüência, buscou-se na COMPLEXIDADE, conforme proposta por Edgar Morin, o suporte epistemo-filosófico, para o prosseguimento da investigação. Disso, resultou a idéia de Fluxo como categoria para organizar a compreensão que se buscava. Com esses subsídios, a construção da Síntese levou à superação do entendimento do Todo como a soma das partes, ou seja, não apenas uniram-se as categorias para propor um conceito de Roteiro Turístico mas, a partir de sua equalização, pode-se perceber o Roteiro Turístico em três esferas: (1) a priori; (2) empirização; e (3) a posteriori. / Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-06-04T19:27:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Rebecca de Nazareth Costa Cisne.pdf: 3212807 bytes, checksum: b6baf3ebf8257a06bddc651e23475c8a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-04T19:27:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Rebecca de Nazareth Costa Cisne.pdf: 3212807 bytes, checksum: b6baf3ebf8257a06bddc651e23475c8a (MD5)

A presente pesquisa tem como tema o Roteiro Turístico, buscando avançar na sua análise em termos teórico e conceitual, questionando se as categorias Sujeito e (Geo)Tecnologias, agregadas ao conceito de Roteiro Turístico, contribuiriam para redimensioná-lo e equacioná-lo com uma construção epistemológica do Turismo que transcendesse os limites mercadológicos e economicistas e, particularmente, incorporasse a lógica dos fluxos. A literatura especializada ainda dedica pouco espaço e aprofundamento à questão do roteiro e à roteirização, conforme o demonstrou a pesquisa exploratória inicial desta investigação, da qual também emergiram as categorias Tempo, Espaço e Tematização. Estas categorias demarcam o que, no corpo do trabalho, passou a ser tratado com Roteiro Turístico Tradicional. O avanço da análise mostrou que, na atualidade, o Roteiro Turístico deve contemplar, na sua abordagem, Sujeito e (Geo)Tecnologias, como novas categorias constituintes para a compreensão do Roteiro Turístico. A Dialética, tomada como opção metodológica inicial para dar suporte ao diálogo necessário entre o estado da arte atual, portanto a TESE, e os questionamentos e proposições de novas categorias (Sujeito e Tecnologia), para a composição da ANTÍTESE, mostraram-se insuficientes para encaminhar a SÍNTESE; o impasse exigiu o questionamento do caminho percorrido, inclusive em termos metodológicos, para o avanço da investigação. Como conseqüência, buscou-se na COMPLEXIDADE, conforme proposta por Edgar Morin, o suporte epistemo-filosófico, para o prosseguimento da investigação. Disso, resultou a idéia de Fluxo como categoria para organizar a compreensão que se buscava. Com esses subsídios, a construção da Síntese levou à superação do entendimento do Todo como a soma das partes, ou seja, não apenas uniram-se as categorias para propor um conceito de Roteiro Turístico mas, a partir de sua equalização, pode-se perceber o Roteiro Turístico em três esferas: (1) a priori; (2) empirização; e (3) a posteriori.

This study endeavours to elucidate the journal of Captain Hermanus Hofmeijer of the Dutch man 0' war, Amsterdam, which has been transcribed from the original script, translated from Dutch into English and interpreted from a contemporary viewpoint. It offers an opportunity to evaluate a unique primary historical document which records an important historical event. An attempt has been made to contextualise the incident in the light of the early history of the Dutch people. The contribution of the Dutch East India Company (VaC) to the trade and commerce of the Netherlands during the 17th and 18th centuries has been assessed together with the shipbuilding techniques that served to make the Dutch a major seafaring nation. The significance of Texel and Nieuwediep has been examined and the sea route and navigational instruments placed in perspective. The voyage has been analysed in some detail. The background of Captain Hermanus Hofmeijer has proved especially interesting. Although he pursued his career with the Dutch Navy, he was born and spent his early years in Cape Town, South Africa. The time spent by the Amsterdam in Batavia, Samaraog and Sourabaya gives an insight into the Dutch possessions overseas. The return voyage, storms and ultimate grounding are of special interest as Hofmeijer records the journey and events on a daily basis. The impact and significance of 217 extra people in the Eastern Cape area did not go unnoticed, and although the event was not well documented, an attempt at some contextualisation has been made. Finally a short overview of maritime archaeology in South Africa and its significance as a relatively new discipline has been included. The study of the material remains of the wreck of the Amsterdam has resulted in a new understanding of wooden ships built in the early 19th century.