THE METAPHORICITY OF IDIOMS IN BUSINESS JOURNALESE. A CORPUS-BASED APPROACH
THE METAPHORICITY OF IDIOMS IN BUSINESS JOURNALESE. A CORPUS-BASED APPROACH
Author(s): Maria-Crina HerțegSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Universitatea »1 Decembrie 1918« Alba Iulia
Keywords: Idioms; metaphors; metaphoricity; business journalese; corpus linguistics;
Summary/Abstract: The paper explores the field of idioms; it identifies, categorises and analyses idioms that are used in business contexts, including their literal, figurative and metaphorical meanings. The analysis, which was conducted with the help of the tools provided by corpus linguistics, encompasses grouping idioms according to the semantic categories of animal idioms, idioms pertaining to agriculture, games, weather and food idioms. Furthermore, the characteristics of idioms are explored in order to capture the metaphoricity or conventionality of idioms. Thus, the analysis of the collected data revealed the use of figurative language ranging from idioms displaying figurative meanings and metaphors to conventional idioms.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Philologica
- Issue Year: 24/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 250-270
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English