Syllabus:

Metaphor and metonymy in English: a cognitive semantics perspective, 7.5 credits

The course is discontinued from 2025-05-08

Swedish name: Metafor och metonymi i engelska: en studie i kognitiv semantik

This syllabus is valid: 2012-01-02 and until further notice

Course code: 1EN058

Credit points: 7.5

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: English: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Responsible department: Department of Language Studies

Required Knowledge

Three 30-credit university courses in English, or equivalent qualifications. In order to be admitted to the course, applicants must have completed all 90 credits. In addition, their previous studies must include an introductory course and a continuation course in linguistics at university level, or equivalent qualifications.

Literature

Valid from: 2012 week 3

The Role of Domain in the Interpretation of Metaphors and Metonymies
Croft William
Cognitive Linguistics, 4:4 : 1993 :
Mandatory

Metaphor and corpus linguistics
Deignan Alice
Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. : 2005 : viii, 235 s. :
ISBN: 1-58811-647-6 (hbk. : US)
Mandatory
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Metonomy and Conceptual Integration
Fauconnier Giles, Turner Mark
Metonomy in language and thought : 1999 :
Mandatory

Primary metaphors as inputs to conceptual integration
Grady Joseph
Journal of Pragmatics, 37 : 2005 :
Mandatory

Conceptual metaphor theory: Some criticisms and alternative proposals
Kövecses Zoltán
Annual review of cognitive linguistics, 6 : 2003 :
Mandatory

Metonomy: Developing a cognitive linguistic view.
Kövecses Zoltán, Radden Günter
Cognitive Linguistics, 9 : 1998 :
Mandatory

The metaphorical structure of the human conceptual system
Lakoff George, Johnson Mark
Cognitive science, 4 : 1980 :
Mandatory

What is the explanatory value of a conceptual metaphor?
McGlone Matthew S
Language & Communication, 27 : 2007 :
Mandatory

On metaphoric representation
Murphy Gregory L
Cognition, 60 : 1996 :
Mandatory

MIP: A Method for Identifying Metaphorically Used Words in Discourse
Pragglejaz Group
Metaphor and Symbol, 22 : 2007 :
Mandatory

Blending out of the background
Sinha Chris
Journal of Pragmatics, 37 : 2005 :
Mandatory

The Discourse Dynamics Approach to Metaphor and Metaphor-Led Discourse Analysis
Cameron Lynne, Maslen Robert, Todd Zasie, Maule John, Stratton Peter, Stanley Neil
Metaphor and Symbol, 24:2 : 2009 :
Mandatory