Essays about: "linguistic metaphors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the words linguistic metaphors.

1. 1. 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)

   Author : Lina Haji Akram; [2023]
   Keywords : conceptual metaphor theory; conceptual container metaphors; embodiment; cognitive stylistics; mental states;

   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

3. 2. A Hypnotic Digital Artefact

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Micaela Cederlund; [2023]
   Keywords : Gurdjieff; NLP; Neuro Linguistic Programming; Neuro-Linguistic Programming; Flow; Trance; Ericksonian Hypnosis; Hypnosis; Hypnotic; Trance-Hypnotic; Trance-Hypnotic Experiences; Trance-Hypnotic Experience; consciousness; alternate state of consciousness; Flow Theory; hypnotic artefact; hypnotic artefacts; Milton Erickson; Ericksonian; Bandler and Grinder; Grinder; Bandler; Grinder and Bandler; decadence; autotelic experiences; autotelic experience; autotelic; phenomenology; Cultist Simulator; Cultist; Simulator; Csikszentmihalyi; Weather Factory; Alexis Kennedy; Lottie Bevan; Ian Bogost; Procedural Rhetorics; Game Design; Games Design; Games; Computer Games; Computer Game; Game; Digital Design; Games Design Rhethorics; Game Design Rhetorics; Absorption; Inwards Attention; Interiorly; Inwards Spaces; Hypnotic Digital Artefact; Hypnotic Digital Artefacts; Digital Artefacts; Digital Artefact; Neurolinguistic; Neuro Linguistic; Neuro-Linguistic;

   Abstract : This essay investigates what may constitute a hypnotic digital artefact from a design standpoint. This essay is meant to help designers who want to create hypnotic digital artefacts in the shape of a game, or researchers who wants to further this field. READ MORE

4. 3. Shakespeare's Language : Styles and meanings in King Lear relating to power

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Marianne Vifell Waters; [2023]
   Keywords : Early Modern English; Shakespeare; King Lear; social rank; gender; power; possession; Semantic and Pragmatic theories.;

   Abstract : This is a linguistic study that will apply theories as a way of understanding the contexts of aspects of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, as they relate to the possession, and exercise of power. It focuses on targeting and exploring the language of the play and how it impacts characters’ behaviour to gain or sustain power. READ MORE

5. 4. Swedish Learners of English and Their Use of Linguistic Metaphor

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Angelica Ahlin; [2022]
   Keywords : metaphor; MIPVU; second language learning; word class;

   Abstract : This study investigates linguistic metaphors used by Swedish learners of English in upper secondary school. The aim is to provide a measure of the amount and distribution of metaphor in learner English, with the secondary aim of evaluating the method. READ MORE

6. 5. The Art of the Political Metaphor : Examining Boris Johnson's use of conceptual metaphors in a speech on Brexit

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Rickard Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : Metaphor; Brexit; Boris Johnson; Conceptual metaphor theory; Framing;

   Abstract : As the 2016 Brexit referendum was an election largely decided by the use of language, there was merit in examining how the Leave campaign had managed to be successful. Therefore, this study asks how one of the leave campaign's main figure heads, Boris Johnson, used metaphors to frame the relationship between Britain and the EU. READ MORE