Essays about: "Cognitive Linguistics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 50 essays containing the words Cognitive Linguistics.

1. 21. To make a mountain out of a molehill : A comparative study of the metonymical and metaphorical structures of three semantically identical, but lexically different, idioms in English, Swedish and German

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Anna Lodén; [2017]
   Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; conceptual metonymy; mapping; source domain; linguistics;

   Abstract : This study revolves around the different underlying metaphorical or metonymical structures of three specific idioms, one English, one Swedish and one German, but with equivalent semantics. The structure of the source and target domains was analysed, as well as the mapping from source to target. READ MORE

3. 22. Refugees in British Media Coverage : A Study of Dehumanizing Conceptual Metaphors

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Kajsa Törmä; [2017]
   Keywords : Cognitive Linguistics; Cognitive Metaphor Theory; metaphor; immigration discourse; newspapers;

   Abstract : This study exemplifies, analyses and discusses the conceptual metaphors refugees are water and refugees are animals in British media discourse. In order to do this, examples of linguistic tokens of the metaphors were collected from four of the biggest newspapers in Britain; Daily Mail, The Sun, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. READ MORE

4. 23. Vocabulary learning and homework in the upper elementary EFL classroom.

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

   Author : Lina Blomqvist; [2016]
   Keywords : homework; EFL; vocabulary learning; elementary school; wordlist homework.;

   Abstract : Vocabulary homework is a common feature in the English subject in Sweden. Often the pupils are given a list of words they are to memorize for a pending test. READ MORE

5. 24. Cognitively Motivated Meanings for Idioms : The Metaphorical and Metonymical Structures of two Semantically Equivalent but Structurally Different Idioms in English and Swedish

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Björn Book; [2016]
   Keywords : cognitive linguistics; conceptual metaphor; conceptual metonymy; motivation; embodiment;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the similarities and differences of the cognitive structures of the English-Swedish idiom pair to step into someone’s shoes and att axla någons mantel (to shoulder someone’s mantle [lit.]) in order to investigate possible conceptual or embodied motivations for their meanings. READ MORE

6. 25. Persuasion in Rhetoric : A Critical Metaphor Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in Pro-war Political Speeches

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Shaymaa Esmail; [2016]
   Keywords : Cognitive Linguistics; Critical Metaphor Analysis; rhetoric; metaphor; persuasion;

   Abstract : This paper is investigating how metaphors are used in political speeches to achieve persuasion. By analyzing three speeches dealing with the 2003 Iraq war delivered by Bush, Blair and Howard, I try to find out the similarities and differences in how metaphors are constructed; how they are used as a persuasive technique; and lastly if the different military contribution of the three countries affected how metaphors are constructed. READ MORE