Metaphors Used on Polish and American Internet Forums for Mothers

Marta Gierczynska-Kolas

ISBN 10: 3631673930 / ISBN 13: 9783631673935

Edité par Peter Lang Jun 2018, 2018

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Neuware -This study analyzes the use of conceptual metaphors on Polish and American internet forums for mothers. In order to achieve these objectives, the author compiled a corpus consisting of ten thousand posts from Polish internet forums and ten thousand posts from American ones. The topics of threads were various, ranging from giving advice on breastfeeding to sex during pregnancy. The study contributes to a better understanding of online discussions ¿ this issue has not been frequently investigated, especially from a comparative perspective. 192 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Metaphors Used on Polish and American Internet Forums for Mothers
• Éditeur: Peter Lang Jun 2018
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3631673930
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783631673935
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 216 L x 153 H x 16 P (en millimètres) 216 millimètres de largeur par 153 millimètres de hauteur par 16 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 368 grammes

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Synopsis

This study analyzes the use of conceptual metaphors on Polish and American internet forums for mothers. In order to achieve these objectives, the author compiled a corpus consisting of ten thousand posts from Polish internet forums and ten thousand posts from American ones. The topics of threads were various, ranging from giving advice on breastfeeding to sex during pregnancy. The study contributes to a better understanding of online discussions - this issue has not been frequently investigated, especially from a comparative perspective.

À propos de l?auteur

Marta Gierczyńska-Kolas graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, and completed her doctoral studies in Linguistics at the University of Gdańsk. Currently she works as an Assistant Professor at the Pomeranian Academy in Slupsk, Poland. Her publications focus on conceptual metaphors, colour vocabulary and Multimodal Discourse Analysis.