Metaphorical adjective-noun phrases in German journalese
The study explores metaphorical adjective-noun
phrases (ANPs) and describes the semantics behind the polysemous
structure of ANPs. The data for the research have been collected in
German newspapers. The whole ANP-construction provides an overall
figurative frame and tends to influence the metaphorical use of the
adjective in that construction. As the study shows the same
syntactic structure can refer to different metaphorical or literal
predications. The role of the context is also discussed as well as
the nature of the adjective in the ANP.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Former research on metaphorical adjective-noun phrases
- 3.A cognitive linguistics framework for the exploration of
ANPs
- 4.A semantic and conceptual study of metaphorical ANPs
- 4.1Adjective [literal] + noun [metaphorical]
- 4.2Adjective [metaphorical] + noun [literal]
- 4.3Adjective + noun [metaphorical]
- 4.4Contextual information with pictures
- 5.The nature of domain adjectives
- 6.Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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Notes
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References