Essays about: "metaphorical approach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words metaphorical approach.

  1. 1. Hanging by a thread : A metaphorical analysis of Viking Age tapestries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Simone Liw de Bernardi; [2023]
    Keywords : Viking Age; conceptual metaphor; metaphorical approach; textiles; tapestries; Oseberg; Vestfold; Rolvsøy; Østfold; Överhogdal; Jämtland; ship burial; chamber grave; Viking Age art; Old Norse mythology; Vikingatid; konseptuell metafor; textil; Oseberg; Rolvsøy; Överhogdal; båtgrav; krammargrav; vikingatida konst; fornnordisk mytologi;

    Abstract : Viking Age tapestries are rare, with only a few examples known. Previous interpretations of figurative depictions from the Viking Age have mainly focused on what mythical or legendary gods and heroes these images might depict. READ MORE

  3. 2. Endogenic Production : subjective matter and bodily involvement

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Nils Ställborn; [2022]
    Keywords : Spatial design; interior architecture; interior design; textile furniture; textile structure; soft structure; squiggly structures; drafting; draw; drawstring; drawstring furniture; furniture; furniture design; textile architecture; Baroque; sewing furniture; form-production; endogenic; exogenic; endogenic approach; endogenic process; tectonic production; rectangular room; clothes; architecture; body; design method; wool; Texel wool; folds; pleats; material hierarchies; the senses; draping; shape; sustainable; norm criticism; exploring;

    Abstract : The word endogenic means growing or proceeding from within, it is commonly used to describe the process of tectonic movement and earth crust formation caused by the extrusion of magmatic material. My project is a metaphorical exploration of the geological term “endogenic process” as well as an exploration of a design approach based on the term. READ MORE

  4. 3. All You Need Is LOVE: Applying Conceptual Metaphor Theory to the Beatles' Song Lyrics - A Comparative Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Simon Christensson; [2021]
    Keywords : CMT; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Cognitive Linguistics; semantics; metaphors; metaphorical concepts; conduit metaphors; orientational metaphors; ontological metaphors; The Beatles; Lennon; McCartney; song lyrics; love; the mind; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay analyses conceptual metaphors in the Beatles’ song lyrics and observes how Lennon and McCartney’s use of metaphorical concepts evolved in the 1960’s. The study has an empirical and qualitative approach with quantitative elements, and employs the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). READ MORE

  5. 4. Retaining or losing the conceptual metaphor : A study on institutional translation of metaphors in political discourse from English into Swedish and Spanish

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Tolk- och översättarinstitutet

    Author : Ingrid Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : cognitive linguistics; conceptual metaphor theory; conceptual metaphor; metaphor; institutional translation; European Commission; migration; political discourse; kognitiv lingvistik; konceptuell metaforteori; konceptuell metafor; metafor; institutionell översättning; Europeiska kommissionen; migration; politisk diskurs;

    Abstract : The translation of metaphors has been analyzed and discussed for several decades, but there are not many multilingual studies that examine how metaphors are translated. The present study takes a cognitive approach to metaphor and investigates how translators at the European Commission handle metaphorical expressions and the underlying conceptual metaphors in political discourse. READ MORE

  6. 5. Material or Metaphorical? - An Inquiry into the Spatialities of Actor-Network Theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Peter Jakobsen; [2017]
    Keywords : actor-network theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since Actor-Network Theory emerged in the mid-1980s, the approach has transcended disciplinary boundaries and has similarly gained prominence within geography. Moreover, also the main proponents of the approach have endeavoured in linking Actor-Network Theory to geographical lines of inquiry and sought to develop a spatial vocabulary that matches its distinctive thought system. READ MORE