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A Note on Iconicity and Motivation of Expression
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2007-12-18)
While iconic effects can be detected at all levels of linguistic analysis, according to the standard position they have little, if any, relevance for the system of language. I would like to show that iconicity seems marginal ...
Metaphorical Representation of the European Union in Political Cartoons in English and Latvian
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2021-12-30)
The study is carried out in the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, but since it considers political cartoons that, apart from linguistic, involve also other modes, the findings of theoreticians researching visual and ...
Metaphors and Legal Language: a Few Comments on Ordinary, Specialised and Legal Meaning
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)
The present text offers a few comments on the metaphorical dimension of legal language and the nature of legal language as such. The authors discuss selected metaphors in the context of the Polish legislation with the aim ...
Visual Metaphtonymy in Automobile Femvertising
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-12-30)
In a 2017 landmark reform, Saudi authorities decided to lift the ban on women driving in this conservative society. In tribute to women's newly-gained freedom to drive, major automakers turned to Twitter to launch creative ...
Colorative Challenges in English Economic Terminology
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020-09-30)
The paper focuses on multicompound English economic terms with colorative components that constitute a large lexis group, creating constant challenges for translators of economic literature. The introductory part briefly ...
Paula Meehan’s Cell: The Imprisoned Dialogue of Female Discourses
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2015-06-15)
The paper discusses Paula Mehan’s play Cell with focus on the female discourses present in the context of this literary work and the multifold metaphorisation that both the title of the work and the contents invite. The ...
Cognitive Metaphors of the Mind in the Canterbury Tales
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-06-17)
The paper presents an analysis of a number of cognitive metaphors pertaining to the concept of mind (e.g. sanity and insanity), heart, and fire. The study has been based on the text of Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. ...
The study of conceptual metaphors in ESAP L2 writing: range and variability
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-02-23)
The article presents the study of the influence of professional competence of EFL learners on their academic writing. The task was approached through analyzing learners’ competence in specific knowledge domains - knowledge ...
What’s Dog Got to Do With It? Motivation Behind Denominal (Animal) Verbs
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)
This paper investigates the motivation behind denominal conversion of animal nouns to verbs as well as their resultant senses. Upon critical consideration of previous accounts of animal verb senses and their possible ...