Cognitive Metaphor in new English Slang
Contain
Introduction 3
Chapter I. Characteristic features of Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 5
1.Feature Articles: Conceptual Metaphor in Everyday Language, Metaphors We Live By 5
2. Feature Articles: Magical Slang: Ritual, Language and Trench Slang of the Western front 6
Chapter II. Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 9
1. Lakoff & Johnson's Theory of Metaphor 9
2. What is slang? 12
3. Cognitive Metaphor in New English Slang 13
4. Examples of slang, it's characteristics and analysis 17
Conclusion 29
Literature 32
All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry…
G. K. Chesterton
Introduction
Relevance of the topic. In the last decade of the twentieth century the problem of the status of metaphor in conceptual theory began to attract the attention of linguists, as there was impetus for the development of cognitive science. Cognitive metaphor appeared in Focus on research of prominent linguists: J. Lakoff, M. Johnson, M. Black and others.
Background of the study is due to orientation today Linguistic Studies in better understanding of the functioning of cognitive metaphor in literary discourse. The suggested approach installation features of cognitive metaphor in a new detective, as provides a comprehensive analysis of the implementation of cognitive metaphor in terms of translation.
Modern linguistics is characterized by an increase in interest in lexical substandards that are important in the formation of language picture of a particular region. Slang - one of these linguistic phenomena that goes the scope of the common rules. Translated in English, the term means either socially or professionally language separate group as opposed to literary language, spoken language or option that is different from the norm literary language 1.
We know that slang expression makes more compact and expressive, and serves as a marker of the environment in which or social stratum belongs to man. Humor, irony, broad synonymy, ease of construction of expression contributes to the rapid
Introduction 3
Chapter I. Characteristic features of Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 5
1.Feature Articles: Conceptual Metaphor in Everyday Language, Metaphors We Live By 5
2. Feature Articles: Magical Slang: Ritual, Language and Trench Slang of the Western front 6
Chapter II. Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 9
1. Lakoff & Johnson's Theory of Metaphor 9
2. What is slang? 12
3. Cognitive Metaphor in New English Slang 13
4. Examples of slang, it's characteristics and analysis 17
Conclusion 29
Literature 32
All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry…
G. K. Chesterton
Introduction
Relevance of the topic. In the last decade of the twentieth century the problem of the status of metaphor in conceptual theory began to attract the attention of linguists, as there was impetus for the development of cognitive science. Cognitive metaphor appeared in Focus on research of prominent linguists: J. Lakoff, M. Johnson, M. Black and others.
Background of the study is due to orientation today Linguistic Studies in better understanding of the functioning of cognitive metaphor in literary discourse. The suggested approach installation features of cognitive metaphor in a new detective, as provides a comprehensive analysis of the implementation of cognitive metaphor in terms of translation.
Modern linguistics is characterized by an increase in interest in lexical substandards that are important in the formation of language picture of a particular region. Slang - one of these linguistic phenomena that goes the scope of the common rules. Translated in English, the term means either socially or professionally language separate group as opposed to literary language, spoken language or option that is different from the norm literary language 1.
We know that slang expression makes more compact and expressive, and serves as a marker of the environment in which or social stratum belongs to man. Humor, irony, broad synonymy, ease of construction of expression contributes to the rapid