MACHINES AND TOOLS IN ECONOMIC METAPHORS
MACHINES AND TOOLS IN ECONOMIC METAPHORS
Author(s): Adina Oana NicolaeSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the interaction between two domains: a source domain of concrete, physical contact with machines and tools and the target domain of economic concepts. The qualitative corpus-based analysis of such metaphorical instantiations is meant to reveal the underlying benefits of this conceptualization strategy.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 305-313
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English