2 The significance of metaphors for our everyday communication referring to the example “football is war” Table of contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………....3 2. Definition of metaphor……………………………………………..3 3. Reasons for using metaphors…………………………………….3 4. Metaphorical concepts……………………………………………..4 4.1 Structural metaphors………………………………………...…4 4.2 Orientational metaphors……………………………………….5 4.3 Ontological metaphors…………………………………………6 4.3.1
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Contrastive Analysis of the Conceptual Metaphor LIFE IS A JOURNEY in English and its Equivalent in Vietnamese Department of English Ho Chi Minh University of Education Instructor: Bui Nguyen Khanh Ho Chi Minh City‚ June 19th‚ 2013 1 I. ABSTRACT Since its introduction in 1980‚ the publication “Metaphors We Live By” by Mark Johnson and George Lackoff has successfully persuaded the readers to see all metaphors in a new light. The 1980 classic maintains that metaphorical expressions
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He’s A Live Wire‚ Metaphor and Poetry The use of metaphor in poetry is one of the most important aspects of poetic style that must be mastered. Metaphor can be described as figure of speech in which a thing is referred to as being something that it resembles. From the perspectives of construction‚ poetic and cognitive function and working mechanism‚ where metaphor is constructed from human perceptual experience and is extended through imaginative processes. An important feature of cognitive
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"Metaphors We Live By" by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson Our selection comprises chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and part of 4 of Metaphors We Live By (1980). CONCEPTS WE LIVE BY Metaphor is for most people device of the poetic imagination and the rhetorical flourish--a matter of extraordinary rather than ordinary language. Moreover‚ metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone‚ a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason‚ most people think they can get along perfectly
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intricate demeanor of the author towards her work. Bradstreet uses a controlling metaphor of a child and its mother to describe all of these feelings towards one of her other pieces. To do this‚ she incorporates many figurative language devices within the controlling metaphor to help bring her point across to the minds of the readers. They include diction‚ imagery‚ and irony. In order to present the controlling metaphor to the reader‚ Bradstreet uses words that relate to the concept of birth. In line
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Economic Coorporation Organization Introduction: An intergovernmental regional organization that was set up by Iran‚ Pakistan‚ and Turkey in 1985. Its purpose was to provide and promote economic‚ cultural‚ and technical cooperation throughout Member States. During 1992‚ the organization had been expanded to also include Islamic Republic of Afghanistan‚ Republic of Azerbaijan‚ Republic of Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyz Republic‚ Republic of Tajikistan‚ Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. The organization
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Metaphors You can never fully get away from using metaphors in your life. We use them everyday without knowing it‚ which is why I agree with Robert Frost. The use of metaphors is so common when we speak or write‚ we sometimes don’t even notice and that’s the beauty of it. It’s so easy to use and it can make a conversation or writing much more exciting. When Robert Frost says : You don’t know how much
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In the short story “The Metaphor” by Budge Wilson‚ a girl named Charlotte has a wonderfully flamboyant English teacher‚ Ms. Hancock. Mrs. Hancock has a certain way of making reading‚ writing and interpreting stories come alive for Charlotte. However‚ Charlotte’s mother does not approve of Ms. Hancock and is extremely rude and disrespectful to her. After Ms. Hancock passed away‚ Charlotte’s mom stated "lf you would examine this whole‚ perfectly natural situation with a modicum of rationality‚ you
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The Metaphor The people you interact in your live influences who you become. In Budge Wilson’s short story "The Metaphor" two characters named ’Miss Hancock’ and ’Charlottes Mother’ are both important role models for Charlotte‚ who is the main character. These women have very different personalities‚ with a few similarities. Miss Hancock and Charlotte’s mother have a few similarities. One characteristic is that they are both important role models in Charlotte’s life. At school‚ Charlotte idolizes
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The psycholinguistics of metaphor Glucksberg’s article was about how humans could understand metaphors. To determine how humans are capable of comprehending metaphors‚ Glucksberg draws a comparison between metaphorical and literal phrases to find their similarities and discover any distinct differences in their processing. To do this‚ he examines two hypothesized ways of processing metaphors and uses the evidence in his arsenal to find the most accurate hypothesis. To understand how the
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