Blar i Faculty of Humanities på emneord "Metaphor"
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Automatic Detection of Conceptual Time Metaphors
(Master thesis, 2013-05-16)This thesis presents a system for the automatic detection of conceptual metaphors of time. Metaphors representing time as space, such as “Time Orientation”, “Moving Time” and “Moving Ego”, are common, but not equally ... -
Pseudopartitives in Norwegian
(Doctoral thesis, 2001-12-14)The dissertation investigates Norwegian pseudopartitive constructions like 'a cup of tea', 'three kilometres of road', and 'thousands of students'. A quantifying noun or denominal quantifier in -vis denotes a quantity, and ... -
“We wake, work, fight, eat, drink, fight, and we forget to sleep” - A corpus linguistic study of WAR metaphors in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic
(Master thesis, 2022-05-20)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg hvordan Covid-19 pandemien har blitt metaforisk fremstilt i nyhetsartikler og magasiner i USA, Storbritannia og New Zealand. Det vil bli spesielt lagt vekt på krigsmetaforer da de ble brukt ...