Metaphor and metonymy in English: a cognitive semantics perspective, 7.5 Credits
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: Three-grade scale
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
Croft William The Role of Domain in the Interpretation of Metaphors and Metonymies Cognitive Linguistics, 4:4 : 1993 : Mandatory
Deignan Alice Metaphor and corpus linguistics Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. : 2005 : viii, 235 s. : ISBN: 1-58811-647-6 (hbk. : US) Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Metonomy and Conceptual Integration Fauconnier Giles, Turner Mark Metonomy in language and thought : 1999 : Mandatory
Grady Joseph Primary metaphors as inputs to conceptual integration Journal of Pragmatics, 37 : 2005 : Mandatory
Kövecses Zoltán Conceptual metaphor theory: Some criticisms and alternative proposals 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
McGlone Matthew S What is the explanatory value of a conceptual metaphor? Language & Communication, 27 : 2007 : Mandatory
Murphy Gregory L On metaphoric representation Cognition, 60 : 1996 : Mandatory
Pragglejaz Group MIP: A Method for Identifying Metaphorically Used Words in Discourse Metaphor and Symbol, 22 : 2007 : Mandatory
Sinha Chris Blending out of the background 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
