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  1. 1. The Autistic Human-container and its Contents : A Multi-lingual Critical Discourse Analysis of Autism Info Materials

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Författare :Linn Lockert; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Autism; Autism Representation; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines written autism info materials from web searches and autism expertrecommendations across Germany, Sweden, and the US. Making use of Conceptual MetaphorTheory and Critical Discourse Analysis, the different materials were analyzed with the help of codeschemes by marking down conceptual metaphors and other ideological words. LÄS MER

  3. 2. And Action! : A Study of the Semantic Domains of Action through Interpretation of Metaphor

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå,

    Författare :Henrik Westerdahl; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Semantic domain; Semantic dimension; Semantic pattern; Metaphor; Body in metaphor;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this essay is determining and describing some of the semantic domains of the concept of action. Action belongs to the type of abstract nouns with unclear semantic domains. In other words, there are difficulties in determining the precise semantic patterns that the word ‘action’ refers to. LÄS MER

  4. 3. “The road ahead will be difficult” : An analysis of conceptual metaphors used in political speeches

    Kandidat-uppsats, Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Författare :Arsema Solomon Zeray; [2023]
    Nyckelord :conceptual metaphors; politics; gender; Africa; critical discourse analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Political speeches are complex in nature and call for a thorough exploration to unravel the underlying messages. Politicians tend to simplify their speeches by using conceptual metaphors as a means of taking a shortcut. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Translating Metaphors An Analysis of the Translation of Conceptual Metaphors from English to Swedish in an Academic Text

    Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Författare :Patricia Loggarfve; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Conceptual metaphor; metaphor; metonymy; personification; translation studies; translation theory;

    Sammanfattning : This essay investigates the author’s translation of a non-fiction text about literary theory. The study examines the metaphors found in the original text and how they have been translated from English to Swedish.  The analysis uses Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) description of conceptual metaphors to categorize the metaphors found in the text. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Voice of Nature : Ecological Personification in Abulhawa’s Mornings in Jenin and Abdel-Fattah’s Where the Streets Had a Name: An Ecolinguistic Analysis

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Författare :Zayna Halis; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Conceptual Metaphor Theory; ecolinguistics; ecological personification; ecosophy; ecological identities; eco-resistance; embodied metaphors;

    Sammanfattning : This study delves into the ways in which the displaced Palestinian characters in Susan Abulhawa’s Mornings in Jenin (2010) and Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Where the Streets Had a Name (2008) connect to their homeland through embodied metaphors, particularly through the personification of their native lands, which will be read with recourse to Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). By utilizing ecolinguistics as an analytical lens and applying CMT, this study illuminates how both literary works significantly underscore the urgency and cruciality of the human-nature interconnection and interdependence amid tragedy and dispossession. LÄS MER