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Metaphoric Representation of Natural Catastrophes in Newspaper Discourse

TRČKOVÁ, Dita

Basic information

Original name

Metaphoric Representation of Natural Catastrophes in Newspaper Discourse

Authors

TRČKOVÁ, Dita (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

3rd Annual International Conference on Literature, Languages & Linguistics, Athens, Greece, 2010

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/10:00056444

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

metaphor; CDA; newspaper dicourse
Změněno: 23/3/2012 18:48, Mgr. Dita Trčková, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The paper analyzes main metaphoric themes employed by newspapers published in Britain and the USA in their representation of natural catastrophes. The focus is on the social functions these metaphors perform.
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