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  1. 6. All You Need Is LOVE: Applying Conceptual Metaphor Theory to the Beatles' Song Lyrics - A Comparative Study

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Simon Christensson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :CMT; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Cognitive Linguistics; semantics; metaphors; metaphorical concepts; conduit metaphors; orientational metaphors; ontological metaphors; The Beatles; Lennon; McCartney; song lyrics; love; the mind; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : This essay analyses conceptual metaphors in the Beatles’ song lyrics and observes how Lennon and McCartney’s use of metaphorical concepts evolved in the 1960’s. The study has an empirical and qualitative approach with quantitative elements, and employs the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). LÄS MER

  2. 7. Students’ confrontation of computational problems : An exploration in gamification and programming concepts

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Författare :Linus Grahn Nobring; Christian Dahlquist; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Computational Thinking; Gamification; Programming Concepts; Problem Solving; Pedagogy; Learning Environments;

    Sammanfattning : Computational thinking is a problem-solving skill and is considered to be an important part of today’s digital literacy. As it is an evolving research field and an emerging subject within the K-12 educational systems there’s a need to develop methods and environments for teaching and assessing computational thinking as well as establishing a cohesive view of its definition. LÄS MER

  3. 8. Metaphorical mountainscapes : Translating metaphors, similes and metonymy in an adventure travel guide

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

    Författare :Elin Maria Björklund; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Translation studies; metaphor; metonymy; simile; conceptual metaphors; translation strategies; personification;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the translation of an adventure travel guide from English to Swedish, focusing on the translation of conventional metaphors, original metaphors, metonymy and similes, with special attention to conceptual metaphors. The results show that most of the metaphors are reproduced in the target text, along with most of the metonymic segments and all similes. LÄS MER

  4. 9. Building a Balanced Organizational Culture – Imagery in Corporate Storytelling : Metaphors and Translation

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

    Författare :Maria Eriksson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Cognitive Linguistics; Conceptual Metaphors; English; Management; Organizational Culture; Storytelling; Swedish; Translation Strategies;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the use of metaphors in corporate storytelling and the strategies that may be applied when translating these from English to Swedish. The conceptual metaphor theory was used as a starting point for the investigation of structural metaphors in particular. LÄS MER

  5. 10. Écriture féminine i rörelse mot andras skrivande : En närläsning av Mara Lees litterära gestaltningsstrategier och den Andre i Kärleken och hatet (2018)

    Magister-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Författare :My Carnestedt; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Mara Lee; the Other; difference; temporal figurations; temporalization; écriture féminine; revolutionary time;

    Sammanfattning : Écriture féminine moving towards Others writing: A close reading of Mara Lee’s literary figuration strategies and the Other in Kärleken och hatet (2018) This essay examines how Mara Lee re-negotiates écriture féminine through an artistic writing practice from a contemporary horizon of queer-theory and post-colonial perspectives on the immanent power structures of language. Arguing for the relevance of écriture féminine as an entry to understand the figurations of the Other, through the similar literary strategies that navigates past the repressive and subordinating structures of language. LÄS MER