Metaphor in the Declaration of Independence of the United States . M.A Thesis Linguistics: 60 22 15

• Main Author: Nguyễn, Thị Thanh Bình
• Other Authors: Nguyễn, Hương Giang
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: University of Languages and International Studies 2017
• Subjects: Ngôn ngữ; Tiếng Anh; Ngữ pháp; Phương pháp ẩn dụ
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/39925
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This paper investigates typical conceptual metaphors used in the Declaration of Independence of USA by Thomas Jefferson, the USA president. Metaphor is traditionally treated as rhetoric device in poetics. However, according to cognitivists, metaphor is not (...)