A Corpus-Based Contrastive Analysis of the Lexeme 'cat' in English and Croatian

master's thesis

• Author: Lara Naseredin
• Mentor: Janja Čulig Suknaić (mentor)
• Committee member: Irena Zovko Dinković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Bašić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This paper aims at analysing multi-word expressions containing the lexeme cat/mačka and exploring its metaphorical potential in two languages – English and Croatian – using the corpus-based method. The paper consists of a theoretical and a practical part, and its contents are organised into six major sections. After a brief introduction, an overview of some key concepts crucial for understanding the conducted analysis is given, which includes the explanation of lexemes, compounds, and phraseological units. This section is followed by methodology which explains how the collected expressions were obtained from the corpus and grouped. The practical part of the paper is the analysis where a variety of multi-word expressions were analysed in detail, focusing especially on how the lexeme cat/mačka behaves within those expressions and how it contributes to the overall metaphorical meaning. The following section includes the conclusions that were drawn after conducting the analysis and a comparison of the use of the lexeme in the English and Croatian language. At the end of the paper, a general conclusion is given.

• Keywords: multi-word expressions; cat; mačka; corpus; metaphorical potential
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:073040
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Linguistics; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-20 12:02:38