Faculty Member, Faculty of Arts
Lecturer
Thesis Title: Metaphor in Fiction
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Gerard Steen
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About
I recently completed my PhD thesis on Metaphor in Fiction. Based on explicit methods and a three-dimensional model of metaphor that systematically distinguishes between metaphor in language, metaphor in thought and metaphor in communication, my thesis offers a unique corpus-based investigation of the different forms, functions and effects of metaphor in fiction. It addresses such questions as “Does fiction contain more metaphors than news texts, academic discourse and spoken conversations?”; “Are similes typical of fiction?”; and “What are the main communicative functions and cognitive effects of personifications in fiction?”
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