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  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. 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

  4. 23. Code and Inference in metaphor comprehension: interpretation of metaphorical language in Dante's Inferno by Italians and Australians

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Sara Albrici; [2016]
    Keywords : Keywords: cognitive semiotics; cultural knowledge; meaning; metaphor; specific knowledge; universal knowledge; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the interpretation of metaphorical expressions in Dante’s famous Inferno and how this may be motivated through the use of codes and inference. Based on Coseriu’s Integral Linguistics (Coseriu, 1985), metaphorical expressions can be divided depending on the kind of knowledge that is required to interpret them. READ MORE

  5. 24. Eye to eye : A contrastive view on the metaphorical use of the eye in English and Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Emil Mårup; [2016]
    Keywords : conceptual metaphor; idiom; cognitive linguistics; Japanese; English; eye; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The present thesis deals with the metaphorical role of the eye in the Japanese language and how it compares to English. Metaphorical concepts provided by Lakoff and Johnson are explained in the context of English, then translated and tested with native Japanese people to see if the same concepts are apparent in the Japanese language. 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 Iraqi war 2003 and 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