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Giacomo, Paola Vanesa de. "Contemporary theory of metaphor." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSC, 2012. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/94393.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente, Florianópolis, 2010<br>Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-25T09:24:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 286138.pdf: 2374674 bytes, checksum: 759665ea75cbe36caa23c9f33688b823 (MD5)<br>Nos últimos trinta anos, a metáfora tem sido observada sob aspectos mais psicológicos e cognitivos, tornando-se objeto de interesse central nas ciências humanas, principalmente na psicologia cognitiva que tem desenvolvido uma grande quantidade de pe

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Thomas, Beth A. "Complicating Metaphor: Exploring Writing About Artistic Practice Through Lacanian Psychoanalytic Theory and Conceptual Metaphor Theory." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1264986315.

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Pérez, i. Brufau Roger. "Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Sartre's Philosophy." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/4854.

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Aquesta tesi se centra en la Teoria de la Metàfora Conceptual i la filosofia experiencialista de George Lakoff and Mark Johnson i en la filosofia existencialista de Jean-Paul Sartre.<br/>En el primer capítol estudiem les obres de Lakoff i Johnson sobre la Metàfora (1980, 1999) i també fem una revisió crítica de les més importants reformulacions, ampliacions i crítiques que ha rebut la teoria.<br/>En el segon capítol fem una comparació entre experiencialisme i existencialisme a través del concepte d'imaginació un element clau en ambdues teories.<br/>En el tercer i darrer capítol examinem les m

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Patterson, K. J. "Lexical priming and metaphor : application of the theory of lexical priming to metaphoric language." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2015. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3001530/.

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Metaphoricity is often regarded as a distinctive linguistic phenomenon, in opposition to literal, or non-figurative language. Recent research from a corpus-linguistic perspective has begun to show, however, that such a dichotomist stance to metaphor does not bear scrutiny. Current categorization of metaphoric language is unable to address the fuzzy, ambiguous nature of metaphoricity with any definitive set of linguistic characteristics (Deignan, 2005; Partington, 2006; Philip, 2011). Moreover, a metaphor’s ability to violate or bend the limits of linguistic conventions (semantically, lexically

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Stöver, Hanna. "Metaphor and relevance theory : a new hybrid model." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/145619.

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This thesis proposes a comprehensive cognitive account of metaphor understanding that combines aspects of Relevance Theory (e.g. Sperber & Wilson 1986/95; Carston 2002) and Cognitive Linguistics, in particular ideas from Conceptual Metaphor Theory (e.g. Lakoff & Johnson 1980; Lakoff 1987; Johnson 1991) and Situated Conceptualization (e.g. Barsalou 1999; 2005). While Relevance Theory accounts for propositional aspects of metaphor understanding, the model proposed here additionally accounts for nonpropositional effects which intuitively make metaphor feel ‗special‘ compared to literal expression

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Daoud, Atef Tag El-din Agami. "Applying conceptual metaphor theory to figurative language teaching." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2010. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/af8ced29-ad1f-40d9-a691-e747b6ec70b2.

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Lavanty, Brittany. "Describing Emotions: Major Depressive Disorder and Conceptual Metaphor Theory." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428942943.

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Yu, Ning 1954. "The contemporary theory of metaphor: A perspective from Chinese." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290688.

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The primary objective of this dissertation is to contribute to the contemporary theory of metaphor from the viewpoint of Chinese, so as to help place the theory into a wider cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective. Aiming at this primary objective, it explores two major questions faced by the contemporary theory: (1) if abstract reasoning is at least partially metaphorical in nature; and (2) what conceptual metaphors are universal, widespread, or culture-specific. It focuses on two conceptual metaphors--the scTIME-AS-SPACE metaphor and the Event Structure Metaphor--which have been prop

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Rossiter, Edward. "A theory of nonsense." Thesis, University of Westminster, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319628.

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McVay, John Kenneth. "Ecclesial metaphor in the epistle to the Ephesians from the perspective of a modern theory of metaphor." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1995. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3549/.

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This thesis approaches ecclesial metaphor in Ephesians from the vantage point of modern theories of metaphor from which concepts are borrowed and shaped into methods for evaluating ancient metaphor. These methods treat "mechanics, " interaction of components, age and contextual function and are employed in studying the principal ecclesial metaphors of Ephesians--the church as 1) body (1: 22-23; 2: 16; 4: 1-16; 5: 23); 2) building/temple (2: 19-22); 3) bride (5: 21- 33). The body metaphor is developed in Eph. 4: 11-16 with three submetaphors (Christ as "head"; "ministers" as "ligaments"; congre

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Toews, David. "Occupation theory, postmodern praxis and metaphor beyond the productivity paradigm." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0001/MQ30235.pdf.

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Sebastian, Prem. "Exploring the boundaries of embodied cognition and conceptual metaphor theory." Phd thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2021. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/05a90c02d0e0eb2876f2e99ba189ec7dab4e9a2371c40e0ac2c9a5f38c970780/2437742/Sebastian_2021_Exploring_the_boundaries_of_embodied_cognition_%5BREDACTED%5D.pdf.

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Embodied cognition is an approach to cognition which suggests that our bodies and their actions play a fundamental role in the processing of information including perception, planning, feeling, and even decision making. While research includes some strong theoretical work, there is a tendency in this literature to focus on novel effects and there is limited rigorous and systematic programs of inquiry. The current thesis endeavours to address this weakness of the literature by examining the boundaries and limitations of an established effect. This is achieved in this thesis by a meta-analysis,

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Kay, R. P. "An analysis of the use of metaphor in voluntary organisations." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.305407.

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Yavuz, Alper. "The phrasal implicature theory of metaphors and slurs." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13189.

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This thesis develops a pragmatic theory of metaphors and slurs. In the pragmatic literature, theorists mostly hold the view that the framework developed by Grice is only applicable to the sentence-level pragmatic phenomena, whereas the subsentential pragmatic phenomena require a different approach. In this thesis, I argue against this view and claim that the Gricean framework, after some plausible revisions, can explain subsentential pragmatic phenomena, such as metaphors and slurs. In the first chapter, I introduce three basic theses I will defend and give an outline of the argument I will de

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Custer, Matthew Park. "Isomorphic aspects of conceptual metaphor in music analysis." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2014. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4602.

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Metaphor is an important tool for describing musical structure and interpretation. Recent research suggests that metaphor goes beyond a linguistic device; we use conceptual metaphor frameworks and cross-domain mapping based upon our embodied experiences to understand our world around us. I review the linguistic origins of metaphor theory and show how the purview of metaphor theory has recently extended into cognitive domains through a case study, primarily using the work of metaphor scholar Zoltán Kövecses. I then review how two prominent music theorists--Michael Spitzer and Lawrence Zbikows

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Macwilliam, Stuart John. "Queer theory and the prophetic marriage metaphor in the Hebrew Bible." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.439874.

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Kelly, Renata K. "Toward a theory of metaphor as cognitive process and linguistic product." Thesis, University of Essex, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328793.

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ValÃrio, Yvantelmack Dantas. "Argumentation and Metaphor: an approaching Language Argument Theory and Cognitive Linguistics." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2007. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=3682.

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FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico<br>This work ains at discussing the Language Argument Theory (LAT) as presented by Oswald Ducrot and his collaborators. More specifically, it will approach the most recent LAT model: the Theory of the Semantic Blocks (SBT). The discussion will focus in argumentative enailments whose constitution comprises metaphoric expressions used as argument or conclusion for the entailment. An overview of the argument studies is presented as tentative to place the LAT in the range of these studies. Once placed the LAT, its origin and de

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JIANG, Yicun. "What is “meta-” for? : a Peircean critique of the cognitive theory of metaphor." Digital Commons @ Lingnan University, 2017. https://commons.ln.edu.hk/eng_etd/14.

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My thesis aims to anatomize the cognitive theory of metaphor and suggests a Peircean semiotic perspective on metaphor study. As metaphorical essentialists, Lakoff/Johnson tend to universalize a limited number of conceptual metaphors and, by doing this, they overlook the dynamic relation between metaphorical tenor and vehicle. Such notion of metaphor is not compatible with the polysemous nature of the sign. The diversity and multivalency of metaphorical vehicle, in particular, cast serious doubts on the hypothesis of “conceptual metaphors” which, being meta-metaphorical constructs, can tell us

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Jenkins, Joseph Jacob. "Community as Metaphor: Dialectical Tensions of a Racially Diverse Organization." Scholar Commons, 2012. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4341.

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In recent years, a sense of community has declined throughout the United States. Common Point Community Church has responded to this trend by prioritizing "community" as an organizational metaphor. The present study explores how this metaphor is co-constructed through the communication practices of current organizational leaders and members. I begin this process, first, by positioning the study within existing literature on institutional theory, institutional legitimacy, community, community of practice, social construction of race, sensemaking, organizational metaphor, tension-centered app

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Dawe, Wendy. "Visual metaphor and the ironic glance : the interaction between artist and viewer." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293323.

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This study is an investigation into the communicative power of visual metaphor and the ways in which it is used by artists. A wide range of works of art are used to exemplify the theories presented. The first part of the thesis is a discussion of whether the term 'metaphor' can be used to describe some of the transformations which take place in visual art. It is shown that works of visual art produce similar kinds of displacement of meaning as those created in verbal metaphor. An idea for a theory of visual metaphor is put forward. Some applications of this theory to specific works of art are

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Lee, Rachel. "This Bright Luminary, the Press| Metaphor as Media Theory during the Romantic Printing Revolution." Thesis, University of Rochester, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3600417.

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<p> In the history of printing, the Romantic period (1780–1830) is not an especially important milestone. Until the introduction of steam in the 1840s, the basic process of printing had remained relatively unchanged since its invention in the fifteenth century. However, it is during the Romantic period that the process of printing <i>begins</i> to evolve from an artisanal handicraft into a full-scale industrial process. Although this technological transition was slow and subtle, public discourse during the Romantic period reveals a surprisingly nuanced awareness of what it means to commu

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Kingsmill, Patricia. "C.S. Lewis on metaphor : a study of Lewis in the light of modern theory." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23850.

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Although C. S. Lewis was not a metaphor theorist, the issue of metaphor appears often enough in his writings for one to cull from them a general theoretical view. This thesis attempts to examine Lewis's thoughts on metaphor against the background of modern metaphor theory. Forty or fifty years ago such a study would have been less fruitful, for his views on metaphor so differed from contemporary theorists that their works offered no positive atmosphere in which to approach his work. Now, however, the general tenor of certain streams in metaphor theory has become more amenable to his views. Ind

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Kellogg, Amanda O. "“True Image Pictur’d”: Metaphor, Epistemology, and Shakespeare’s Sonnets." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500072/.

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In this dissertation, I examine the influence of Pyrrhonist skepticism over Shakespeare’s sonnets. Unlike academic skepticism, which begins from a position of doubt, Pyrrhonist skepticism encourages an embrace of multiple perspectives that, according to Sextus Empiricus, leads first to a suspension of judgment and ultimately to a state of tranquility. The Pyrrhonian inflection of Shakespeare’s sonnets accounts for the pleasure and uncertainty they cultivate in readers. By offering readers multiple perspectives on a given issue, such as love or infidelity, Shakespeare’s sonnets demonstrate the

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King, Jeanette Margaret. "Eke ki runga i te waka: the use of dominant metaphors by newly-fluent Māori speakers in historical perspective." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Maori and Indigenous Studies, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/977.

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In language revitalisation movements the main impetus and passion is often provided by adults who, as second language speakers, have gained fluency in their heritage language. As parents and teachers these adults often have vital roles in the ongoing transmission of the heritage language. This study is based on interviews with thirty-two Māori adults who have each made a strong commitment to becoming a fluent speaker of Māori. The study posited that the informants would have a strongly-held worldview which enabled them to engage with and maintain a relationship with the Māori language. Thi

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Graytock, Andrea Michele. "Is the Blueprint the Building? Studies on the Use of Social Representation Theory, Information Theory, Folkscience, Metaphor and Language to Understand Student Comprehension of Metaphors in the Domain of Gene Expression." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306905803.

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Shopin, Pavlo. "From injury to silence : metaphors for language in the work of Herta Muller." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267470.

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Herta Müller represents physical suffering and repression in her works, often reflecting on the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and her constant interest in language and reflexivity towards writing have led her to develop sophisticated metaphors that she uses to illuminate language and its functioning under such subjugation. With reference to her fiction and non-fiction, I demonstrate how she uses concrete ideas to understand linguistic phenomena. She evokes injury, destruction, force, life, space, touch, silence, and other bodily experiences to make sense of language in the condition of sufferin

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Van, Rooyen Ian William. "A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12117.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 188-198).<br>Similar to previous academic papers on the topic of relevance, this dissertation too responds to specific claims proposed by relevance theory. The relevance-theoretic account of the recovery of metaphorical interpretations is of particular interest and is considered relative to the assertions of Lakoff and Johnson (1980, 1999) and Lakoff and Turner (1989), proponents of the cognitive linguistic approach to metaphor. The study has three distinct parts. It firstly explores the treatment of metaphor within the framewor

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Holloway, Simon. "The King is a Tree: Arboreal Metaphors in the Hebrew Bible." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13656.

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This dissertation constitutes a cognitive semantic analysis of arboreal metaphors in the Hebrew Bible, insofar as they operate within metaphorical complexes and with a view to understanding those instances in which they function with a king as their tenor. Its primary aim is exegetical and it should be considered an example of both a theoretical and an image-based analysis. By undertaking eight separate case studies, my aim is to demonstrate the interanimation of tropes within metaphorical complexes, and to develop a broader understanding as regards the function of this one trope in particular

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Lauenstein, Oliver. "From family metaphor to national attachment? : a social identity approach towards framing nationhood." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3627.

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The central question of this thesis is: “How can people be mobilised to feel strongly attached to or invest into their nations?” Following a review of literature on the psychology of nationhood, a social identity approach towards national attachment is suggested. The possibility of the family metaphor (e.g. fatherland) as a rhetorical device anchoring the nation in filial qualities (e.g. belonging) is discussed. In the first study, establishing the general prevalence of family metaphors and aiming to test their use as a means of mobilisation, the content of language corpora, speeches, parliame

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DEL, SETTE PAOLA. "The social side of pragmatics in middle childhood: is metaphor understanding associated with Theory of Mind?" Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Pavia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11571/1422595.

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O'Donoghue, Josephine Sheila. "Communicating metaphors in Shakespeare, Dickinson and Heaney." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/269792.

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‘Relevance theory’ is a linguistic theory offering an alternative to the conventional ‘code model’ of communication, by suggesting that inference, rather than coding and decoding, is the primary driving force motivating interpretation. In this thesis, I consider the implications for literary criticism of the relevance theory account of communication, particularly in relation to metaphor, as an enduring concern of both linguistics and literary studies. The thesis focuses on three temporally disparate authors – Shakespeare, Dickinson and Heaney – whose work, analyzed by linguists as well as lite

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Fischer, Carolin. "The Flood of Refugees in our Heads: Metaphorical Framing of Refugees in German Newspaper Discourse." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1563357692101357.

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Saaty, Rawan. "Teaching L2 metaphor through awareness-raising activities : experimental studies with Saudi EFL learners." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7061/.

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Cognitive approaches to language teaching recognize conceptual metaphor awareness-raising activities as techniques that aid the understanding of metaphors in second or foreign languages (L2) such as English. However, the benefits of these techniques do not extend to the retention, production or interpretation of metaphors. These are important skills that could help language learners in their use of metaphor in the real world. This thesis focuses on the embodied nature of L2 metaphors through awareness-raising activities that incorporate bodily actions and tactile contact. Through four experime

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Thielemann, Nadine. "Patriotyzm genetyczny, pólka kulturowa and Palikotyzacja X-a: blends as catchwords in Polish political discourse." De Gruyter, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/slaw-2016-0005.

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Catchwords and catchphrases denoting crucial ideological concepts or disqualifying an opponent serve as indices pointing to the line of demarcation between political camps. Using the example of three catchwords (Patriotyzm genetyczny genetic patriotism, pka kulturowa cultural shelf, Palikotyzacja X-a Palikotization of X) emerging in the aggravated political debate in Poland between 2000 and 2009, and mainly signaling affiliation with the national conservative PiS-party, a twofold approach combining methods from discourse analysis and cognitive linguistics is proposed. On the one hand, t

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O'Rawe, Catherine Geraldine. "Fictions of theory and theories of fiction : umorismo, metaphor and epiphany in the narrative of Luigi Pirandello." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.621235.

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Rashid, Daniel. "Metaforer inom personlig utveckling : En metaforanalys av berömda inspirationsföreläsare." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kultur och lärande, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-44498.

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Personal development is a rapidly growing industry. Nearly half of the world’s population has met with a psychiatrist, psychologist or psychotherapist, which indicates that what these people say has an enormous impact on our society. In my study I will scrutinize the view of the world which is presented by four of the world’s most successful gurus in the industry of personal development: Steve Jobs, David Goggins, Denzel Washington and Tony Robbins. This will be done by analyzing their use of metaphors as well as the potential consequences these might have for the listeners. I have analyzed th

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Hafner, Táboas Amalia. "Dibújame internet: una exploración, desde el análisis de metáforas, de las definiciones de los maestros sobre internet." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667612.

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Esta tesis aborda las representaciones de los maestros sobre internet mediante la identificación y análisis de las metáforas construidas para definirlo. Prestamos especial atención a la presencia de emociones en las metáforas -verbales y visuales- elicitadas en el marco de esta investigación. Argumentamos a favor del tratamiento de las metáforas como un recurso de gran utilidad para comprender cómo se piensa -y cómo se siente- sobre las tecnologías digitales, qué expectativas se depositan en ellas y qué acciones se habilitan con ellas. Esta investigación es un aporte teórico y metodológico al

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Gustafson, Melissa Brown. "The Valuation of Literature: Triangulating the Rhetorical with the Economic Metaphor." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2004. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd510.pdf.

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Eriksson, Ingrid. "Retaining or losing the conceptual metaphor : A study on institutional translation of metaphors in political discourse from English into Swedish and Spanish." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Tolk- och översättarinstitutet, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-171437.

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The translation of metaphors has been analyzed and discussed for several decades, but there are not many multilingual studies that examine how metaphors are translated. The present study takes a cognitive approach to metaphor and investigates how translators at the European Commission handle metaphorical expressions and the underlying conceptual metaphors in political discourse. The source text is the English language version of the policy document A European Agenda on Migration, and the Swedish and Spanish language versions of it are included as target texts. The study identifies the conceptu

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Gibbons, Patrica J. "An interpretation of the Book of Job through an application of Paul Ricoeur's theory of metaphor and narrative." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.523096.

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McHugh, Thomas Edward. "The effects of metaphor and blending theory-centered instruction on secondary english students' ability to analyze Shakespearean sonnets." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9180.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2009.<br>Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Pignatiello, Vincent Mario II. "Meta-for." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1370270934.

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Benchetrit, Louise Kate. "Conceptualising the coronavirus pandemic: a corpus linguistic study of metaphors in Italian, British and French coronavirus press discourse." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/22912/.

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As the number of coronavirus cases increased globally, governments started to introduce restrictive measures which many individuals had never experienced before. Heads of state started to use expressions referring to ‘war’, encouraging citizens to help the ‘fight’ against the ‘invisible enemy’. In the cognitive linguist approach, metaphors are believed to involve the ‘thinking’ as well as the ‘talking’ (or writing) of one thing in terms of another. That is, similarities (or correspondences) are perceived between two different ‘domains’ such as ‘covid-19’ and ‘war’. Therefore, ‘fighting the dis

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Borrelli, Sara E. "The kaleidoscopic midwife : a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife : a grounded theory study." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31006/.

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Background: The literature review reveals information about what makes a good midwife from several perspectives. However, there is a dearth of knowledge around women’s perceptions of a good midwife in different birthplaces. Aim. The aim of the study was to explore and explain first-time mothers’ expectations and experiences of a good midwife during childbirth in the context of different places of birth. Methods: A qualitative grounded theory methodology was undertaken. Fourteen first-time mothers planning to birth in different settings in England (Home, Freestanding Midwifery Unit, Obstetric U

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Olofsson, Malin. "En kognitiv semantisk analys av partikelverbet gå upp: : Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) kontra Principled Polysemy Approach to Meaning Analysis (PPAMA)." Thesis, Örebro University, Department of Humanities, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-1881.

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<p>This essay examines the differences and similarities, weaknesses and strengths of the two Cognitive Semantic theories Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Principled Polysemy Approach to Meaning Analysis. To illustrate the two theories, the Swedish verb-particle construction "gå upp" is examined and analyzed accordingly. The results showed differences in the number of polysemous meaning found. The methodological evaluation showed that the differences in the underlying ideas concerning meaning-construction behind these two theories make them incompatible.</p>

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Livingston, James Graham. "Imagery of psychological motivation in Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica and early Greek poetry." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25894.

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This thesis adopts a cognitive-phenomenological approach to Apollonius’ presentation of psychological imagery, thus eschewing the cultural-determinist assumptions that have tended to dominate Classical scholarship. To achieve this, I analyse relevant theories and results from the cognitive sciences (Theory of Mind, agency, gesture, conceptual metaphor), as well as perceived socio-literary influences from the post-Homeric tradition and the various advances (for example, medical) from contemporary Alexandria. This interdisciplinary methodology is then applied to the Argonautica in three large ca

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Tucker, Jennifer. "Motivating Subjects: Data Sharing in Cancer Research." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29022.

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This dissertation explores motivation in decision-making and action in science and technology, through the lens of a case study: scientific data sharing in cancer research. The research begins with the premise that motivation and emotion are key elements of what it means to be human, and consequently, are important variables in how individuals make decisions and take action. At the same time, institutional controls and social messaging send a variety of signals intended to motivate specific actions and behaviors. Understanding the interplay between personal motives and social influences may

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Tomei, Joseph George. "Using multimodal extended metaphor prompts to induce the production of figurative language in low-intermediate Japanese learners of English." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8108/.

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It has been over 35 years since the publication of Reddy's 1979 study of the metaphors for communication, an article that could be said to mark the starting point of Conceptual Metaphor Theory. However, despite the understanding that metaphor and figurative language are fundamental to language, in that time there has been little progress in introducing metaphor into the L2 classroom, especially at lower levels. This thesis argues that learners at this level have figurative resources that have not yet been acknowledged, but could be key elements in developing an L2 metaphor pedagogy. To explore

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Khan, Mohammad Miraz Hossain. "See how far we’ve come : A corpus study of the source metaphor JOURNEY." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-34984.

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The present study is based on conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), which Lakoff and Johnson introduced in 1980. Data were taken from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), and three phrases (a long road, bumpy road and fork in the road) were investigated, in order to see how far the conceptual metaphor theory can be corroborated using authentic data. Journey was taken as the source domain of the three phrases. After analysis it was found that altogether 79% were metaphorical tokens, 18% were literal uses and 3% ‘other’ uses of the three phrases. In the metaphorical tokens of the thre

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