Metaphors Used on Polish and American Internet Forums for Mothers

A Comparative Analysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-3-631-67393-5
Verlag: Peter Lang

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 192 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 368 g

Reihe: Gdansk Studies in Language

This study analyzes the use of conceptual metaphors on Polish and American internet forums for mothers. In order to achieve these objectives, the author compiled a corpus consisting of ten thousand posts from Polish internet forums and ten thousand posts from American ones. The topics of threads were various, ranging from giving advice on breastfeeding to sex during pregnancy. The study contributes to a better understanding of online discussions – this issue has not been frequently investigated, especially from a comparative perspective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gierczynska-Kolas, Marta

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Computerlinguistik, Korpuslinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Conceptual Metaphor Theory – Metonymy – Metaphtonymy – The internet as a medium stimulating communication – Features of language used in online communication – A comparative analysis of metaphors used on Polish and American internet forums – Overview of cognitive linguistics and various theories of metaphors

Über Autor(innen)

Marta Gierczynska-Kolas graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, and completed her doctoral studies in Linguistics at the University of Gdansk. Currently she works as an Assistant Professor at the Pomeranian Academy in Slupsk, Poland. Her publications focus on conceptual metaphors, colour vocabulary and Multimodal Discourse Analysis.