Väderfenomen som källdomänen för konceptuella metaforer i kroatiska och svenska

master's thesis

• Title (english): Weather phenomena as the source domain for conceptual metaphors in Croatian and Swedish
• Author: Eva Ožeg
• Mentor: Goranka Antunović (mentor)
• Committee member: Janja Čulig Suknaić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ante Petrović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Goranka Antunović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-20, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; German Studies

Abstract

Ovaj rad predstavlja istraživanje metaforičke upotrebe takozvanih „meteoroloških izraza“ pri opisivanju pozitivnih ili negativnih pojava. Specifičnost ovih izraza već je zapažena u drugim granama lingvistike (primjerice, u sintaksi), a autori i autorice u tom području ukazuju na važnost istraživanja (i) metaforičke upotrebe tih izraza. S obzirom na to da je da je iskustvo (meteorološkog) vremena zajedničko svim ljudima te da su neke metafore temeljene na takvim iskustvima, ovakvo istraživanje može ponuditi uvide u univerzalnost konceptualne metafore. Zbog toga se metaforička upotreba izraza u švedskom uspoređuje s onom u hrvatskom, i to na temelju korpusnog istraživanja. Rezultati istraživanja pružaju saznanja o metaforičkoj upotrebi po četiri meteorološka izraza u svakom od jezika. U svakom su jeziku izabrana dva izraza za loše vrijeme (npr. u hrvatskom hladnoća i oluja) i dva za lijepo vrijeme (sunce i toplina). Analiza 1200 konkordancijskih redaka (150 po izrazu) pokazala je da postoje neke zajedničke karakteristike pri metaforičkoj upotrebi tih izraza. Iz tih je zajedničkih karakteristika bilo vidljivo da su metaforičke upotrebe motivirane zajedničkim konceptualnim metaforama. Naposlijetku je na temelju tih konceptualnih metafora bilo moguće usporediti švedski i hrvatski, čime se pokazalo da se, primjerice, izrazi za lijepo vrijeme najčešće koriste kako bi se opisale neke pozitivne pojave (i obratno). Istraživanje je također pokazalo da postoje i neke razlike između ta dva jezika kada je riječ npr. o učestalosti metaforičke upotrebe nekih izraza, ali i o dosljednosti korištenja izraza za loše vrijeme kako bi se opisale negativne pojave. U švedskom se, naime, neki izrazi za loše vrijeme mogu koristiti kako bi se opisale neutralne (pa čak i pozitivne) pojave.

Abstract (english)

This paper presents research on the metaphorical use of the so-called "weather expressions" in describing positive and negative phenomena. The peculiarities of these expressions have already been noted in other branches of linguistics (for example, in syntax), and authors in that field point to the importance of researching the metaphorical use of these expressions as well. Considering that the weather is an experience shared by all people and that some metaphors are based on common experiences, this research can offer insights into the universality of conceptual metaphors. With this universality in mind, the metaphorical use of expressions in Swedish is compared to that in Croatian, based on corpus research. The results of the research provide insights into the metaphorical use of four weather expressions in each language. In each language, two expressions for bad weather (e.g., in Croatian, hladnoća (“cold”) and oluja (“storm”)) and two for nice weather (sunce (“sun”) and toplina (“warmth”)) were selected. The analysis of 1200 segments (150 per expression) showed that there are some common characteristics in the metaphorical use of these expressions. From these common characteristics, it was evident that the metaphorical uses are motivated by shared conceptual metaphors. Ultimately, based on these conceptual metaphors, it was possible to compare Swedish and Croatian. This revealed, for example, that expressions for good weather are most often used to describe positive phenomena (and vice versa). The research also showed that there are some differences between the two languages, such as the frequency of metaphorical use of certain expressions, but also in the consistency of using expressions for bad weather to describe negative phenomena. In Swedish, for instance, some expressions for bad weather can be used to describe neutral (and even positive) phenomena.

• Keywords: konceptualna metafora; meteorološki izrazi; korpusno istraživanje
• Keywords (english): conceptual metaphor; weather expressions; corpus-based research
• Language: swedish
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:484309
• Study programme: Title: Swedish Language and Culture (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Translation; Course: Linguistics; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra švedskog jezika i kulture (magistar/magistra švedskog jezika i kulture)
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• Created on: 2024-09-26 18:52:41