The Conceptualization of 17th Century Inferiority in Conceptual Metaphors Our perception of the social system‚ morality and human relations is an influential factor on how human´s mentally and linguistically express themselves through figurative speech. By examining human´s tendency to personify abstract entities with concrete structures‚ increases our understanding of how the human lexicon associates and maps multiple source domains with their targets. As each individual´s experiences and background
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Has the metaphor of ‘learning journey’ any value in the analysis of research data on access‚ retention and ‘drop-out’ in higher education? Paul Armstrong‚ Researcher‚ RANLHE Project Since the earliest times the act of travelling‚ of proceeding from one place to another‚ has been seen as a natural metaphor for learning‚ for the acquisition of experience and knowledge. (Bishop C. Hunt Jr.‚ ‘Travel Metaphors and the Problem of Knowledge’‚ Modern Language Studies‚ vol. 6‚ no. 1‚ Spring‚ 1976‚ p.44) What’s
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When first reading “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ the reader may find him or herself confused‚ or at least unsure of the meaning of this poem. The poem uses numerous images that‚ at first glance‚ don’t seem to have anything in common. However‚ the careful reader (or the luck one) will see the connection: all of these have something to do with round‚ big objects. If the reader takes into the account the “nine” syllables‚ symbolising nine months‚ and the imagery that relates to bloatedness and roundness
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Kerr Inkson places a reliance on metaphor to enhance our understanding of careers. Critically assess this reliance in relation to the use of 4 metaphors of careers provided: career as actions‚ roles‚ relationships and (a) resource. In the early 21st century‚ career is a common term used to describe a pattern of work experience that occurs throughout a person’s lifetime (Arnold‚ 1997). This definition explains that a person has only one career but may have several occupations and a variety of
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Troy and Rose’s emotions have clearly been understood by the reader‚ however‚ they can not express them in clear words to each other instead they use metaphors to communicate their feelings to each other. Metaphors and word choice allow their feelings to be understood while increasing those feelings based on their personalities and outlooks on life. Troy sees his life with Rose as a consolation prize for not being good enough to hit a homerun in life; this shows he is a pessimistic person who does
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The machine metaphor is defined as an organization that operates in a mechanistic-like manner (Morgan 12). These organizations are very centralized and structured. The tasks performed are very monotonous and predictable‚ and workers become very separated from their work‚ similar to how a robot would operate. The employees are viewed by the organization as inanimate and replaceable. In a machine‚ each unit is independent and necessary to create a smooth operation of the whole machine
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Rationale Metaphor‚ based on the association of similarity‚ is one of the two basic types of semantic transference that have been an interest for many linguistic researchers. Galperin ( 1981: 139-40) states that the term ‘metaphor’ can be understood as the transference of some quality from one object to another. Metaphor is widely used to designate the process in which a word acquires a derivative meaning. In theory‚ there are at least three communicative functions that metaphor might serve
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Base on the view of culture metaphor‚ organizational culture is not a simple mirror of social reality but a framework for understanding (Slvesson). It is‚ however‚ important to reflect carefully upon the ideas‚ beliefs‚ and values that are important as subjects in organizational life and to distinguish between ‘key symbols’-symbols that play a vital role in terms of cognitive mapping‚ inspiring action‚ or summarizing emotions (Ortner‚ 1973). Base on this metaphor‚ sub goals in every department
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The Metaphors of Emily Dickinson Metaphor is a writing technique used to make comparisons between two things that are not alike. Sometimes the things are so far apart that they look like you cannot see any similarities. This is especially true in Emily Dickinson’s work. The best way to show the metaphors in the poem‚ There Is No Frigate Like a Book by Emily Dickinson‚ is to go two lines at a time. The first two lines are “There is no Frigate like a Book and “To take us Lands away”. Books cannot physically
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ceiling metaphor‚ a framework of the 1980s‚ constructs discrimination processes in a particular way in particular organizational frame works.” (Bendl) Using a procedure of metaphor evaluation to examine the glass ceiling metaphor to determine whether it continues to exist and be useful in economic contexts. The authors then analyze the recent “firewall” metaphor for its usefulness for constructing discrimination in organizations. Which the author states remains hidden in the glass ceiling metaphor. Both
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