Results 31 to 40 of about 283,250 (351)
Metaphor- and metonymy-based compounds in English: a cognitive linguistic approach [PDF]
The paper makes the following novel claims: (1) the semantics of noun--noun compounds which is activated by metaphor and/or metonymy (often termed as "exocentric" compounds in linguistics and generally regarded as semantically opaque) can be accounted ...
Benczes, Réka
core +1 more source
LIFE IS A PLAY: reading David Mamet's sexual perversity in Chicago and Glengarry Glen Ross through Cognitive Poetics [PDF]
One of the concerns of Cognitive Poetic critics has been with the issue of how literary authors make meaning by means of metaphor. Building on the Cognitive Linguistic theories of metaphor, the field of Cognitive Poetics has been concerned, among its ...
Ghaeli, Rosa, Pirnajmuddin, Hossein
core +1 more source
Metaphorical Blends (Case Study of Metaphorization of Concept BOOK)
The article deals with the mechanism of creating metaphor in the context of the theory of conceptual integration. A particular emphasis is laid on the basic theses of the theory of conceptual metaphor and the theory of conceptual integration.
Berezhnykh Natalia +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Creative idea exploration within the structure of a guiding framework : the card brainstorming game [PDF]
I present a card brainstorming exercise that transforms a conceptual tangible interaction framework into a tool for creative dialogue and discuss the experiences made in using it.
Hornecker, E.
core +2 more sources
The study of conceptual metaphors in ESAP L2 writing: range and variability [PDF]
The article presents the study of the influence of professional competence of EFL learners on their academic writing. The task was approached through analyzing learners’ competence in specific knowledge domains - knowledge of terms and specific concepts,
Alekseeva +71 more
core +1 more source
Since the cognitive turn in metaphor studies in the late 1970s, metaphor has been seen as a cognitive phenomenon reflecting how we think, alongside its classic role as a powerful literary device.
Sui HE, Mark SHUTTLEWORTH, Caiwen WANG
doaj +1 more source
The Conceptual Metaphor of Cell for Ethics [PDF]
Metaphors in the new approach allow us to better understand ethics and bioethics due to their inherent capacities, such as highlighting and diversifying scripts from source domains.
Abdollah Salavati
doaj +1 more source
Cognitive Basis of Conceptual Borrowing
The conceptual discrepancy of various linguistic and cultural systems sets the problem of transferring concepts when translating. A translator should borrow concepts of the source language to fill conceptual and cultural gaps of the target language ...
Gatsalova Larisa +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Metaphorical Expressions Used in Foods Products Advertisements and Their Inferences
Metaphors are not only found in everyday use of language, but also in advertisements. The use of metaphorical expressions, specifically conceptual metaphors in advertisements, especially in the slogans, is very common because they can attract attention ...
Tjitrakusuma N. I
doaj +1 more source
This paper studies the Old Icelandic use of the Biblical conceptual metaphor of “governing as shepherding”, based on projecting patterns of the practices of shepherding on the notion of governing.
Grzegorz Bartusik
doaj +1 more source

