Essays about: "metaphors"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 234 essays containing the word metaphors.

1. 36. Vegetation som social konstruktion : en kritisk granskning av värderingar och föreställningar om ordning och oordning vid omvandling av industriområdet Librobäck

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Kerstin Lindberg; Emma Nygren; [2022]
   Keywords : fysisk planering; förtätning; industrimiljö; vegetation; urban ekologi; biologisk mångfald; värderingar; föreställningar; social konstruktion; ordning och oordning; dikotomi; anomali; metafor;

   Abstract : Urbanisering är ett hot mot biologisk mångfald. När vi människor försämrar eller förstör ekosystem hotas allt liv på jorden. Vårt utnyttjande av naturresurser och ekosystem utgår ifrån modernitetstankar som grundar sig i en dualistisk uppdelning mellan natur och kultur. READ MORE

3. 37. A Comparative Analysis of the Coronavirus Discourse by Exploring the Themes and Dominant Conceptual Metaphors in American Newspapers in 2020 and 2022

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Layal Alkhatib; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This research compares the coronavirus discourse in the American newspapers between March and May 2020, when the case fatality rate was at its highest in the United States, and between January and March 2022, when it was at its lowest, by exploring the themes and dominant conceptual metaphors used to describe the coronavirus from the discursive expressions. The research also analyzes how they are framing the coronavirus to shape discourses in society using framing theory. READ MORE

4. 38. The Human and the Creation in Relation to the Narrative of the Divine An Ecological Reading of the Letter to the Romans in Comparison with 4QInstruction

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Stina Tysk; [2021-01-28]
   Keywords : Romans; 4QInstruction; conceptual metaphors; figurative language; intertextuality; narratives; ecotheology; ecoethics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to elaborate on an ecological reading of Romans in comparison to 4QInstruction. In a literary analysis, recognizing figurative language, intertextuality and conceptual metaphor theory, the underlying framings of a Divine Narrative in Romans and 4QInstruction is uncovered. READ MORE

5. 39. 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

6. 40. Metaphors and Japan : Translating Conceptual Metaphors from a Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Anneli Olsson Hagman; [2021]
   Keywords : English; Swedish; translation; metaphors; conceptual metaphors; translation strategies; engelska; svenska; översättning; metaforer; Japan; facköversättning; översättningsstrategier;

   Abstract : The metaphor is known for creating problems when it comes to translation, not only because of cultural aspects but also because of a lack of a unified terminology and theory for translation strategies. This also applies to conceptual metaphors which are the subject of analysis in this paper where an English survival guide to the Japanese culture has been translated into Swedish. READ MORE