Essays about: "linguistic metaphor"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the words linguistic metaphor.

1. 6. Understanding Reification in the Composition of New Concert Music

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Christopher Pantelidis; [2021]
   Keywords : Composition; Reification; Music; Music Philosophy; Ethnography; Audio Paper; Concert Works; Stimulated Recall; Metaphor;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationships that exist between reification, the conceptualisation of music, and the composition of new concert music. In general terms, reification can be described as the mental process of conceiving abstract concepts as tangible and concrete things. READ MORE

3. 7. Metaphors of populists – A cognitive linguistic study of conceptual metaphors in political speeches by Donald J. Trump and Nigel Farage

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Peter Warell; [2020]
   Keywords : Cognitive linguistics; metaphors; conceptual metaphors; source domain; target domain; MIP; politic speech; Donald Trump; Nigel Farage; populist; populism.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the use of conceptual metaphors in political speeches by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Conceptual metaphor theory is applied as the framework for the study. Metaphorical linguistic expressions are identified with help of the method Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP). READ MORE

4. 8. Dizziness of Freedom: The influence of maladaptive anxiety on metaphorical meaning-making and the Motivation & Sedimentation Model (MSM)

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

   Author : Kalina Moskaluk; [2020]
   Keywords : Anxiety; Cognitive semiotics; Metaphor; Metaphor identification; Metaphors in psychotherapy; Motivation Sedimentation Model; Phenomenology; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates and compares metaphors used in the context of psychotherapy by people who experience various forms of maladaptive anxiety and anxiety disorders (anxiety sample, AS) and people who experience stress caused by various events in their lives (stress sample, SS). It is grounded in a cognitive-semiotic theory called the Motivation & Sedimentation Model (MSM), which defines three levels of meaning-making. READ MORE

5. 9. The Portrayal of Natural Disasters in News Reporting

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Hanna Rapo; [2020]
   Keywords : Wildfire; Australia; Erasure; Framing; Metaphor; Eco-linguistics; Corpus linguistics; Media discourse; UK media; Fire; Natural disaster;

   Abstract : As climate change becomes more destructive to our planet, some governments have taken action towards a more sustainable future. One being the UK, where a Climate Emergency was declared in 2019, which affects public corporations and news outlets. READ MORE

6. 10. Fitness Discourse on Instagram: A Corpus Linguistic Analysis

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ioanna Karageorgou; [2020]
   Keywords : Corpus Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Fitness Discourse; SNS; Instagram; female perspective;

   Abstract : Fitness relates to several life aspects, such as health and exercise. Because of its vast popularity, it is often referred to as a ‘fitness trend’ where the body has a central role. READ MORE