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How people engage in leisure is an important but frequently underappreciated aspect of meaning in life. Leisure activities range from highly engaging and meaningful to subjectively trivial.
S. Iso-Ahola, R. Baumeister
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Formation of English Phraseological Units with Names of Professions
The paper considers cognitive aspects of phraseological meaning formation. The research aims at identifying the role of metaphorical and metonymic transference in the process of phraseologization.
Anzhela Tuarmenskaya +1 more
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LIKE IN SIMILES – A RELEVANCE-THEORETIC VIEW [PDF]
The paper examines the meaning of like as used in similes in the light of relevance theory. Similes, even though superficially indistinguishable from literal comparisons, are found to be closer to metaphors. Therefore, it is proposed that like in similes
Andersen +64 more
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Language Comparison Between Swahili and Malay Languages with Semantic and Pragmatic Problems
The purpose of this study is to explore the similarities and differences of Malay and Kiswahili, which is better known as Swahili. This study intends to investigate the patterns of response from Malays and Kiswahili.
Shintia Dwi Putri
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#ForgiveUsForWeHaveSinned: Conceptual integration theory and political Internet humour
The aim of the paper is to uncover the extent to which different forms of political Internet humour can criticise current political affairs in a developing democracy such as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nihada Delibegovic Dzanic +1 more
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In this article I offer a theoretical account of interpretative phenomenological analysis’s (IPA’s) position in relation to meaning-making by participant and researcher. In doing this, I draw on a range of theoretical writing on meaning.
Jonathan A. Smith
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METONIMIA KONSEPTUAL DALAM AL-QURAN: ANALISIS KOGNITIF MAKNA WAJH DAN YAD
Metonymy in the traditional view is the referring an entity with another word that has a meaning relation with the word referring to that entity. While in the view of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is regarded as a cognitive tool for conceptualization ...
Inayatusshalihah Inayatusshalihah
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Towards a framework for critical citizenship education [PDF]
Increasingly countries around the world are promoting forms of "critical" citizenship in the planned curricula of schools. However, the intended meaning behind this term varies markedly and can range from a set of creative and technical skills under the ...
Adamson B. +69 more
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Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework
Objective: To investigate the definitions of spirituality in the healthcare field, identifying its main dimensions and proposing a framework that operationalizes the understanding of this concept. Methods: This is a systematic review following the PRISMA
Marina Aline de Brito Sena +3 more
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This article presents a theoretical approach to the concept interpretation “worldview” which expresses human knowledge about environment. The difference between conceptual and linguistic worldviews has been determined.
Lesia Kushmar
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