Essays about: "conceptual container metaphors"
Found 2 essays containing the words conceptual container metaphors.
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1. The Autistic Human-container and its Contents : A Multi-lingual Critical Discourse Analysis of Autism Info Materials
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaperAbstract : This thesis examines written autism info materials from web searches and autism expertrecommendations across Germany, Sweden, and the US. Making use of Conceptual MetaphorTheory and Critical Discourse Analysis, the different materials were analyzed with the help of codeschemes by marking down conceptual metaphors and other ideological words. READ MORE
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2. Containment as Imprisonment or Freedom : A Corpus-Assisted Analysis of Conceptual Container Metaphors in The Handmaid’s Tale
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This thesis presents a close reading of the award-winning novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood. Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory as a framework, and the notion of embodiment, the study sheds light on metaphorical linguistic expressions that contribute to the realization of conceptual container metaphors pertinent to the main character’s psychological state. READ MORE