Volume 7, Issue 2 (5-2016)
Abstract
The present paper is considered with the issue of verbal violence in the language of drama. In evaluation of verbal violence, Jeanette Malkin (2004) proposes six maxims, through which language is known as an arrogant element. The characters in dramatic texts (as in other literary texts) are created, developed, evolved and in some cases destroyed by language. In considerable number of modern plays, language acts as an antagonist who is to destruct and demolish the personality of the other(s) in the play with violence and aggression; so, the theoretical study of dramatic verbal violence as a component of dramatic discourse is considered indispensable to critical discourse analysis of dramatic texts and the study of power relations as reflected in the dialogues.; Focusing on the patterns of dramatic verbal violence introduced by Malkin, this study aims to discuss the dominant patterns of verbal violence in Hamlet With Season Salad, a play by Akbar Radi, and investigates the role of language in shaping, and destroying of human identities
Dinasadat Mousavian, Abdorreza Mohammadi Nafchi, Leila Nouri,
Volume 18, Issue 116 (10-2021)
Abstract
Vegetables have a short shelf life, and because they are eaten fresh, it is necessary to use healthy and natural methods to increase their shelf life. The present study has investigated the effect of active packaging containing the active ingredient of thymol on the color and pH measurements, microbial evaluation, total mold and yeast count, and the sensory properties of seasonal salad during six-day storage refrigerator temperature. For this purpose, seasonal salads were packed with oriented polypropylene (OPP) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films immersed in thymol essential oil for 1, 2, and 3 days. Results show that season salads packed with OPP and LDPE films immersed in thymol essential oil for three days had higher pH and lower mold and yeast count than control and other treatments. The mold and yeast count were significantly lower (p < 0.05) in a sample packed with OPP films containing essential oil compared to the LDPE/ thymol essential oil. The L* and a*values decreased during storage time. The L* and -a * indices of season salads were lower in OPP and LDPE films immersed in thymol essential oil for three days than the neat and other groups. Sensory evaluation showed that immersion in thymol essential oil improved sensory attributes (p <0.05). The coated films, especially OPP, improved the color, reduced the number of mold and yeast, increased the shelf life, and improved the sensory attributes of seasonal salads. Therefore, films treated with thymol essential oil can act as active packaging.
