Search results for "Metaphor"

La resemantització com a recurs creatiu: la neologia cromàtica

2015

El valor simbòlic que han adquirit els termes dels colors en les diferents cultures al llarg de la història explica que siguin un element recurrentment utilitzat per a la creativitat lèxica. En aquest treball abordem, des d’una perspectiva lingüística, un aspecte de l’estudi dels termes dels colors que ha estat poc tractat fins ara: el paper que juguen en la resemantització de les unitats lèxiques d’una llengua. Per fer-ho, partim, d’una banda, d’alguns dels conceptes fonamentals establerts des de l’antropologia lingüística, i de l’altra, dels supòsits teòrics de la semàntica cognitiva. Després de donar compte, en els primers apartats, dels conceptes teòrics fonamentals en què ens basem, an…

Metonímia i metàfora des d'una perspectiva cognitiva

1995

The author presents some principles of Cognitive Linguistics useful in dealing with metonymy and metaphor as semantic resources in relation to idioms and proverbs. Beyond their interest for studies of Literature and Linguistics, these resources show how the human mind works.

Stratégies argumentatives dans la presse écologiste française : métaphores, jeux de mots et détournements

2016

International audience; Nous proposons d'analyser la médiatisation en France des enjeux environnementaux à travers la presse écologiste. Ces publications se caractérisent par des formulations nourries d'images discursives, de métaphores et de métonymies, de détournements, d'exploitation d'implicites et de jeux de mots qu'il s'agit d'étudier non seulement sur le plan des effets de sens mais comme une véritable stratégie argumentative mise en place par ce type de presse.

A cognitive-based approach to President Obama’s educational discourse through the lens of his State of the Union Addresses (2009-2016)

2017

In order to gain a cultural understanding of the discourse on education used by President Obama, this article examines the source domains commonly used to refer to education in his State of the Union Addresses, from the time he took office in 2009 to 2016 when he will leave office. The study will proceed by applying insights from Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), within the field of cognitive linguistics, supplemented by the Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) developed by the Pragglejazz Group. The source domains identified and discussed are: COMPETITION and ECONOMICS. In fact, the strong coherence in Obama’s speeches relies on the use of the story of competition as the concept that is…

A metaphor for the group analysis

2013

The clinical practice and the theoretic elaboration are two activities that require a clear epistemological framework, a methodological severity and also a suitable integration with the mythopoeic aspects of human existence. With particular reference to these last, the article suggests some considerations useful for the comprehension of the group therapeutic experience, through the allegorical use of the features, and the historical and mythical vicissitude of the Mediterranean Sea. Sea that, thanks to its morphological climatic characteristics, as well as to its evocative faculties give us some starting points for thinking about the therapeutic work in the long term groups.

Students' beliefs about themselves as users of Finnish, Swedish and English : analysis of metaphorical constructions

2005

Decoding brain activities of literary metaphor comprehension: An event-related potential and EEG spectral analysis

2022

Novel metaphors in literary texts (hereinafter referred to as literary metaphors) seem to be more creative and open-ended in meaning than metaphors in non-literary texts (non-literary metaphors). However, some disagreement still exists on how literary metaphors differ from non-literary metaphors. Therefore, this study explored the neural mechanisms of literary metaphors extracted from modern Chinese poetry by using the methods of Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) and Event-Related Spectral Perturbations (ERSPs), as compared with non-literary conventional metaphors and literal expressions outside literary texts. Forty-eight subjects were recruited to make the semantic relatedness judgment afte…

A phantom enemy : metaphors of terrorism in mainstream and alternative news media

2006

The Poem ‘Nauta rudis …’ in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts: More than a Colophon

2013

The essay takes into examination the Anglo-Saxon manuscripts of a the poem 'Nauta rudis...' which is attributed to Alcuin, but also considered a mere colophon. The peculiarity of its collocation in each codex and the layout of the lines are also discussed

Å være pårørende når alternativ behandling tas i bruk i “kampen mot kreft”

2015

<strong>Being relatives when alternative therapies are used in the "fight against cancer"</strong><br />CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) is prevalent among cancer patients. Relatives are central to support and care for the patient but experience challenges and stresses in this role. The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge of how it is experienced to be relative of people with terminal cancer who seeks CAM. Five qualitative semi-structured in-depth interviews of relatives and nine biographies written by relatives were analyzed using systematic text condensation. Results showed that relatives experienced to fight for hope in a given battle, not knowing wh…