Implications of the Conceptual Metaphor 'Languages are Creatures'

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies
Cover of the book Implications of the Conceptual Metaphor 'Languages are Creatures' by Maryna Zühlke, GRIN Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Maryna Zühlke ISBN: 9783640669790
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: July 27, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Maryna Zühlke
ISBN: 9783640669790
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: July 27, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: HS The Politics of English as a Global Language, language: English, abstract: Much of today's ecolinguistic discourse is characterized by the extensive use of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES. The language of the Linguistic Human Rights Movement and that of such ecolinguists as MÜHLHÄUSLERand SKUTTNABB-KANGAS, to mention but a few, abound in such expressions as 'language murder' or 'linguistic genocide', especially when they engage in the criticism of post-colonial English and the so-called 'linguistic imperialism'. To unravel the knot of the problems that arise from the use of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES, the notion of conceptual metaphor as defined by the originators of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory George LAKOFF and Mark JOHNSON is to be dwelt on first. Second, in order to better grasp the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES in its functioning, some of the linguistic examples structured by virtue of this conceptual metaphor will be given. Finally, some of the implications of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES will be indicated. In short, I would like to show what the consequences of an unrestrained use of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES are, how they arise from the conceptual metaphor under consideration, and why these consequences are untenable from the point of view of those linguists who structure their scholarly discourse by virtue of another conceptual metaphor, namely LANGUAGE IS A TOOL. My aim is to make the reader more sensitive to the use of metaphors in general and to the use and implications of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES in particular.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: HS The Politics of English as a Global Language, language: English, abstract: Much of today's ecolinguistic discourse is characterized by the extensive use of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES. The language of the Linguistic Human Rights Movement and that of such ecolinguists as MÜHLHÄUSLERand SKUTTNABB-KANGAS, to mention but a few, abound in such expressions as 'language murder' or 'linguistic genocide', especially when they engage in the criticism of post-colonial English and the so-called 'linguistic imperialism'. To unravel the knot of the problems that arise from the use of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES, the notion of conceptual metaphor as defined by the originators of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory George LAKOFF and Mark JOHNSON is to be dwelt on first. Second, in order to better grasp the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES in its functioning, some of the linguistic examples structured by virtue of this conceptual metaphor will be given. Finally, some of the implications of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES will be indicated. In short, I would like to show what the consequences of an unrestrained use of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES are, how they arise from the conceptual metaphor under consideration, and why these consequences are untenable from the point of view of those linguists who structure their scholarly discourse by virtue of another conceptual metaphor, namely LANGUAGE IS A TOOL. My aim is to make the reader more sensitive to the use of metaphors in general and to the use and implications of the conceptual metaphor LANGUAGES ARE CREATURES in particular.

More books from GRIN Publishing

Cover of the book Predicting leveraged buyout success by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Natural Death in Baudrillard by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Educación y Prevención en Situaciones de Duelo en las Residencias de Mayores by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Present Values, Segmentation and Approximation Theory by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book US foreign policy towards the Russian Federation: The constrained Empire by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Inequalities in Health by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book The Family Markowitz by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Europe's demographic development and the impact on the workforce by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Business Analysis Project Solar Industry by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Population and Security: Water disputes - on the way to a major global problem? by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Emotional vs. logical/rational decision making - A research project about the role of feelings in the process of decision making by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Limiting factors for the short-term recruitment of savanna trees at woodland islands in the Western Soutpansberg, South Africa by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book National Diversity in Organisations: A study about integration between host and international students by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Pidgins and Creoles and their Relevance to Linguistics with a special regard to Jamaican Creole by Maryna Zühlke
Cover of the book Besteuerung der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft by Maryna Zühlke
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy