9 research outputs found
Conceptual metaphor in English popular technology and Greek translation
This research project studies the metaphorical conceptualisation of technology in English popular technology magazines and in translation in the respective Greek editions. The focus is on the cognitive linguistic view of metaphor initially presented by Lakoff and Johnson (1980), on the metaphor identification procedure (Pragglejaz Group 2007), and critical metaphor analysis (Charteris-Black 2004). The analysis of the English data identifies 14 main metaphors and 29 submetaphors which contribute to the structure of the target domain of technology. It distinguishes between conventional and novel metaphors, and common and original metaphorical expressions, motivated by correlations in experience between diverse source domains and by the widespread diffusion and impact of technology. The English data also provide insight into the functions of these metaphors in popular technology discourse and reveal evidence to thinking, values and attitudes about technology in the English language. The analysis of the Greek data examines similarities and differences in the conceptualisations between the English and Greek languages and cultures, and finds similarities in the categories of metaphors, frequency of and preference for metaphor use in the source and target languages, and in the majority of metaphorical expressions. Similarities are based on common experiences stemming from experiential co-occurrence or experiential similarity, and on translated experience. Differences are restricted to specific-level metaphors and expressions, motivated by alternative conceptualisations of terminology, cultural specificity and preferential conceptualisations. A set of translation strategies and a number of possible translation effects are also identified. These strategies and effects add to the possibilities of translation variations and the range of translation options, and are used to draw conclusions regarding the similarities and differences between the English and Greek languages and cultures. Consequently, through the identification and description of metaphors in technology magazines and in translation, the study attempts to highlight aspects of the culture of technology, which views technology as a cultural artefact and a producer of its own culture.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGreek State Scholarship Foundation (IKY)GBUnited Kingdo
Metafore mobilnih komunikacija ; Метафоры мобильной связи.
Mobilne komunikacije su polje informacione i komunikacione tehnologije koje karakteriše brzi
razvoj i u kome se istraživanjem u analitičkim okvirima kognitivne lingvistike, zasnovanom na
uzorku od 1005 odrednica, otkriva izrazito prisustvo metafore, metonimije, analogije i
pojmovnog objedinjavanja. Analiza uzorka reči i izraza iz oblasti mobilnih medija, mobilnih
operativnih sistema, dizajna korisničkih interfejsa, terminologije mobilnih mreža, kao i slenga
i tekstizama koje upotrebljavaju korisnici mobilnih naprava ukazuje da pomenuti kognitivni
mehanizmi imaju ključnu ulogu u olakšavanju interakcije između ljudi i širokog spektra
mobilnih uređaja sa računarskim sposobnostima, od prenosivih računara i ličnih digitalnih
asistenata (PDA), do mobilnih telefona, tableta i sprava koje se nose na telu. Ti mehanizmi
predstavljaju temelj razumevanja i nalaze se u osnovi principa funkcionisanja grafičkih
korisničkih interfejsa i direktne manipulacije u računarskim okruženjima. Takođe je analiziran
i poseban uzorak od 660 emotikona i emođija koji pokazuju potencijal za proširenje značenja,
imajući u vidu značaj piktograma za tekstualnu komunikaciju u vidu SMS poruka i razmenu
tekstualnih sadržaja na društvenim mrežama kojima se redovno pristupa putem mobilnih
uređaja...Mobile communications are a fast-developing field of information and communication
technology whose exploration within the analytical framework of cognitive linguistics, based
on a sample of 1005 entries, reveals the pervasive presence of metaphor, metonymy analogy
and conceptual integration. The analysis of the sample consisting of words and phrases
related to mobile media, mobile operating systems and interface design, the terminology of
mobile networking, as well as the slang and textisms employed by mobile gadget users shows
that the above cognitive mechanisms play a key role in facilitating interaction between people
and a wide range of mobile computing devices from laptops and PDAs to mobile phones,
tablets and wearables. They are the cornerstones of comprehension that are behind the
principles of functioning of graphical user interfaces and direct manipulation in computing
environments. A separate sample, featuring a selection of 660 emoticons and emoji, exhibiting
the potential for semantic expansion was also analyzed, in view of the significance of
pictograms for text-based communication in the form of text messages or exchanges on social
media sites regularly accessed via mobile devices..
Possible worlds and ideology
The broad aim of this thesis is to explore fruitful connections between ideology theory and the philosophy of possible worlds (PW). Ideologies are full of modal concepts, such as possibility, potential, necessity, essence, contingency and accident. Typically, PWs are articulated for the analysis and illumination of modal concepts. That naturally suggests a method for theorising ideological modality, utilising PW theory.
The specific conclusions of the thesis proffer a number of original contributions to knowledge:
1) PWs should only be used for explication and not as (intrinsic) evidence or criteria of assessment in ideology theory. The estimation of (e.g.) utopian possibilities, human essences and freedoms must be determined by extrinsic criteria. PWs can serve only as a window or means of expression but not as a set of evaluative premises.
2) For this purpose, a modified version of Lewisian genuine realism (GR), with its device of counterpart theory, is the best approach; the alternative theories risk constricting possibilities or smuggling in assumptions that ought to be objects of analysis in ideology theory. This is instructive, since ideology theorists are prone to pick and choose favoured aspects of modal philosophy without further argument.
3) Conclusions (1) and (2) suggest the adoption of GR or fictionalist GR. Overall, the actualist options are less adequate. Fictionalism, by contrast, is a worthwhile contender, but it too presents comparative weaknesses which reinforce GR’s standing as a potent challenger to the modal metaphysician. Therefore, this thesis presents additional reasons (to Lewis’s) to think GR true.
The conclusions are not knockdown, and I draw out incentives and consequences for adopting alternative stances. The various chapters also provide specific details for comprehending and debating ideological modals
Programming Languages and Systems
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 29th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2020, which was planned to take place in Dublin, Ireland, in April 2020, as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2020. The actual ETAPS 2020 meeting was postponed due to the Corona pandemic. The papers deal with fundamental issues in the specification, design, analysis, and implementation of programming languages and systems
Legitimation by multimodal means : a theoretical and analytical enquiry with specific reference to American political spot advertisements
What is ‘legitimacy’? Is legitimation possible through non-linguistic modes?
These are the key theoretical questions with which this study is concerned. It explores
them in conjunction with an analysis of American political spot advertisements.
These ads are situated at the nexus between legitimation and multimodality, and their
relevance to contemporary politics on the world stage is reflected in the immense
financial and skilled resources which have been — and continue to be — devoted to
them.
A historical perspective into legitimation, multimodality and the attendant
concepts of rationality and irrationality is given, followed by a discussion challenging
the assumed rational role accorded to language. So challenged, the discussion moves
to looking at the pairing of multimodality and politics; first from a historical
viewpoint, and then from a more contemporary one. The role of myth, in the form of
the American Dream, is investigated, leading to discussion of political appropriation,
branding, tangibility, affordances and the (im)possibility of restricting interpretation.
Spot ads are analysed with a specific focus: first on modal salience, and secondly on
how the semiotic richness of the concept of nature is exploited for purposes of
legitimation