Sökning: "metaphorical language"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 72 uppsatser innehållade orden metaphorical language.

1. 11. The Art of the Political Metaphor : Examining Boris Johnson's use of conceptual metaphors in a speech on Brexit

   Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Författare :Rickard Eriksson; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Metaphor; Brexit; Boris Johnson; Conceptual metaphor theory; Framing;

   Sammanfattning : As the 2016 Brexit referendum was an election largely decided by the use of language, there was merit in examining how the Leave campaign had managed to be successful. Therefore, this study asks how one of the leave campaign's main figure heads, Boris Johnson, used metaphors to frame the relationship between Britain and the EU. LÄS MER

3. 12. Extinction, or the Extension of Life : Biology and History as Representation and Metaphor in Ted Chiang's "Seventy-Two Letters"

   Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Författare :Sofia Jonsson; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Ted Chiang; Speculative Fiction; History of Ideas; Michel Foucault; Gillian Beer; Biology; History; Evolutionary Theory; Preformation; Literature; Metaphor; Representation; Darwin; Nineteenth Century;

   Sammanfattning : This paper explores Ted Chiang's novella "Seventy-Two Letters" and the way in which it combines genres, scientific and historical ideas in an effort to examine topics about life and creation. The combinations result in an intriguing representation of a history which is then made different and where Chiang can creatively challenge past ideas. LÄS MER

4. 13. Djur och mystiska gestalter - En begrepp- och traditionshistorisk analys av djurmetaforiken i Jesaja 34.

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

   Författare :Jonas Helgesson; [2021]
   Nyckelord :wild animals; unclean birds; forces of chaos; supernatural beings; demons; לִּילִ֔ית; apocalypse.; Philosophy and Religion;

   Sammanfattning : There is a dramatic apocalyptic prophecy in Isaiah 34 that contains many strange animals and creatures, and the question is: why are they lurking there in fire, smoke and darkness? This thesis aims at examining the meaning of these beings using traditio-historical criticism and key word and image analysis, in an attempt to understand Isaiah's reason for using them in the biblical context. The fate of Edom has been smitten by an angry God, wild animals and even metaphysical powers are used in the description of the prophet. LÄS MER

5. 14. Environmentalist Metaphors in Tales from Outer Suburbia : Supporting students' visual literacy skills by analysing Shaun Tan's pictures

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Författare :Patricia Svensson; [2021]
   Nyckelord :pictorial metaphors; environmentalism; Shaun Tan; visual literacy; English language learning;

   Sammanfattning : As the impact of pictures in everyday life and literature is increasing, so is the importance of visual literacy skills. This essay combines theories of visual literacy, pictorial metaphor, image analysis and environmentalism to analyse visual literacy in relation to how Shaun Tan’s pictures create metaphorical ideas related to the environment in Tales from Outer Suburbia. LÄS MER

7. 15. Touching From a Distance: Towards a Resonance Theory of Metaphor Understanding

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

   Författare :Isak Nyman; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Metaphor; Understanding; Poetry; Cognitive Science; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Embodiment; Resonance; Philosophy and Religion; Languages and Literatures;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis suggests a new type of theory from which to analyse metaphorical language. This new theory is motivated by shortcomings from the available theories (most notably Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Embodied Metaphor Theory) in analysing metaphors in poetry. LÄS MER