Metaphors in Modern English and Vietnamese Poetry: A Study from Cognitive approach. Doctor of Linguistics: 60 22 15 01

• Main Author: Nguyễn, Thị Quyết
• Other Authors: Nguyễn, Xuân Thơm
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: ĐHNN 2017
• Subjects: Ngôn ngữ Anh; Ẩn dụ; Thơ hiện đại
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41163
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Meaning construction is conceptualization which is based on embodiment (Evan & Green 2006; Evan, 2007). The conceptualization creates metaphors which mark the meditation between people and the environment. Comparison of metaphors between English and Vietnamese therefore, shows not only a great deal of similarities, but also many differences. In this dissertation, we study metaphors in modern English and Vietnamese lyric poems. The identification of metaphors was adopted from Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) created by the Pragglejaz Group (Pragglejaz Group, 2007; Steen, 2010) which supports the comparison between English and Vietnamese linguistic metaphors and conceptual metaphors uncovered in our data. The results contribute to and enforce the findings by previous researchers of the field, they also supplement variation of conceptualization in the two languages. Conceptual domains are put under 8 broad themes: the world; natural aspect; animal; time; action, body and character; person, life and death; inner feeling; and relationship.