Essays about: "Religious metaphor"

Found 3 essays containing the words Religious metaphor.

1. 1. A Study of the Translation of H.P Lovecraft’s Usage of Religious Metaphors in The Shadow over Innsmouth

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Juuso Mäki; [2022]
   Keywords : Translation; Lovecraft; Metaphor; Japanese English translation; Equivalent; Religious metaphor;

   Abstract : The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a book written by H.P Lovecraft and is one of the first books in the genre of cosmic horror. The book has been translated several times by different translators from English to Japanese. READ MORE

3. 2. Kick the Bucket or Cash in One's Chips : An analysis of some English slang expressions for dying

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Heidi Orava Anderson; [2018]
   Keywords : Metaphor; metonymy; idioms; slang; dying;

   Abstract : This research analyses some of the slang expressions with the meaning ‘to die’ found in Dictionary of Modern Slang with regard to metaphor and metonymy and whether they have been active when creating the identified slang expressions. It further examines the frequency of these expressions in a large language corpus, and identifies the processes involved in the most frequent expressions. READ MORE

4. 3. The realization of time metaphors and the cultural implications : An analysis of the Quran and English Quranic translations

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sara Eweida; [2007]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The aims of this paper were to contrast English usages of 'time' metaphors with Quranic Arabic realizations and their representations in three English Quranic translations. Three noted translations of the Quran were used, namely, those done by, Pickthall, Yusuf Ali and Asad ('Quran Search,' 2007). READ MORE