Essays about: "linguistic metaphor"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words linguistic metaphor.

  1. 16. High off her love - LOVE IS A DRUG : A comparative study of the use of love and sadness metaphors and their meaning in country and rap song lyrics

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Shona Lidström; [2017]
    Keywords : conceptual metaphor; LOVE; SADNESS; lyrics; MIP;

    Abstract : This paper researches the use of conceptual metaphors in rap and country song lyrics. It looks specifically at conceptual metaphors for the concepts of LOVE and SADNESS, focusing on what source domains are proposed in each genre, what similarities there are in source domains between the genres and the style of language found in the linguistic expressions in the two genres. READ MORE

  3. 17. Conceptual Metaphors in Lyrics by Leonard Cohen

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Anna Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Lexical expression; LOVE; LIFE; DEATH; Ten New Songs; Leonard Cohen;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to find and analyse conceptual metaphors in the lyrics, A Thousand Kissed Deep, Here It Is, and Boogie Street from the album Ten New Songs (2001) by Leonard Cohen using Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). In order to detected the conceptual metaphors, the source and target domains were identified. READ MORE

  4. 18. Motion-emotion metaphors in Estonian: A cross-linguistic comparison with Finnish, English and Swedish

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Liina Paju; [2016]
    Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; discourse metaphor; emotion; genealogy; integral linguistics; motion; non-actual motion; synthesis; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The present thesis investigates motion-emotion metaphors in Estonian and compares them cross-linguistically with Finnish, English and Swedish. Motion-emotion metaphors (e.g. READ MORE

  5. 19. Burning Images The Metaphor of Fire in Literature

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : David Karlson-Weimann; [2015-02-09]
    Keywords : metaphor; Fahrenheit 451; formalism; cognitive linguistics;

    Abstract : Abstract: Fire is often used as a metaphor, both in everyday language and in literature. This essay aims to investigate the properties of this metaphor in a literary context through analysis of two novels, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Great Fire of London by Peter Ackroyd. READ MORE

  6. 20. Motion-emotion metaphors in English, Swedish and Spanish: a cross-linguistic comparison

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Göran Jacobsson; [2015]
    Keywords : English; Swedish; Spanish; interactionism; integral linguistics; iscourse metaphors; conceptual metaphors; emotions; motion; metaphors; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In cognitive linguistics there are three prevalent theoretical perspectives on metaphor: (universal) conceptual metaphors, discourse metaphors and language-consciousness interactionism. This thesis looked for evidence of support for these positions by conducting an empirical study comparing motion-emotion metaphors in English, Spanish and Swedish, focusing on the source domain MOTION. READ MORE