Essays about: "cognitive metaphor"

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1. 6. 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

3. 7. Touching From a Distance: Towards a Resonance Theory of Metaphor Understanding

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

   Author : Isak Nyman; [2021]
   Keywords : Metaphor; Understanding; Poetry; Cognitive Science; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Embodiment; Resonance; Philosophy and Religion; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The present thesis suggests a new type of theory from which to analyse metaphorical language. This new theory is motivated by shortcomings from the available theories (most notably Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Embodied Metaphor Theory) in analysing metaphors in poetry. READ MORE

4. 8. From Battling to Bridge Building: Metaphors around Covid-19 in German Politics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

   Author : Victoria Wandsleb; [2021]
   Keywords : Cognitive Linguistics; Covid-19; Metaphors; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Dynamic Discourse Studies; Critical Metaphor Analysis; Metaphor Identification Procedure; Explorative Corpus Analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The present study examines metaphor activity in German politics. It focuses on the question how metaphors contribute to a conceptualisation of the Covid-19 pandemic. The research question is answered with the help of a corpus-based analysis that qualitatively investigates debates in the German parliament between March and June 2020. READ MORE

5. 9. 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

6. 10. 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