Metaphors of Anger: A Comparative Analysis of English and Korean

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Metafore ljutnje: Komparativna analiza engleskog i korejskog
• Author: Monika Anđal
• Mentor: Janja Čulig (mentor)
• Committee member: Marina Grubišić (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: 2024-11-30, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This study analyzes lexical expressions of five conceptual metaphors of anger in the English and the Korean language: ANGER IS FIRE, ANGER IS A HOT FLUID (IN A CONTAINER), ANGER IS INSANITY, ANGER IS AN OPPONENT and ANGER IS A BURDEN. These two languages share some similar expressions of conceptual metaphors of anger, but due to the two languages being unrelated, as well as to various cultural differences, there are many expressions which differ, as well. Therefore, the aim of this research was to show both the differences and the similarities of lexical expressions of conceptual metaphors of anger in English and Korean in order to gain a better understanding of how two different cultures express the emotion of anger. This was done by using comparable corpora as the basis of the research: enTenTen08 and koTenTen18. In order to ascertain the presence of the chosen expressions in either language, a number of key lexical items for each metaphor was looked up in the respective corpus. The research showed that there is indeed quite a bit of overlap in anger metaphors in English and Korean, but it highlighted certain differences as well, such as the prominence of the conceptual metaphor ANGER IS FIRE in Korean folk philosophy as opposed to its prominence in English, or that in Anglo-Saxon folk philosophy getting angry is perceived as a more active experience than in Korean, to name but a few of the findings.

Abstract (english)

Ovo istraživanje analizira leksičke izraze pet konceptualnih metafora ljutnje u engleskom i korejskom jeziku: LJUTNJA JE VATRA, LJUTNJA JE VRUĆA TEKUĆINA (U POSUDI), LJUTNJA JE LUDILO, LJUTNJA JE PROTIVNIK i LJUTNJA JE TERET. U oba ova jezika mogu se pronaći neki slični izrazi konceptualnih metafora ljutnje, ali zbog toga što ti jezici nisu povezani, kao i zbog raznih kulturoloških razlika, postoje i mnogi izrazi koji se razlikuju. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio pokazati kako razlike tako i sličnosti leksičkih izraza konceptualnih metafora ljutnje u engleskom i korejskom kako bi se bolje razumjelo kako dvije različite kulture izražavaju emociju ljutnje. Kao polazišna točka istraživanja korištena su dva usporedna korpusa: enTenTen08 i koTenTen18. Kako bi se utvrdila prisutnost odabranih izraza u oba jezika, u odgovarajućem je korpusu pretražen određen broj ključnih leksičkih jedinica za svaku metaforu. Istraživanje je pokazalo da doista postoji značajno preklapanje u metaforama ljutnje u engleskom i korejskom jeziku, ali je istaknulo i određene razlike, kao što je raširenost konceptualne metafore LJUTNJA JE VATRA u korejskom u usporedbi s engleskim, te doživljaj ljutnje kao aktivnijeg iskustva kod govornika engleskog nego kod govornika korejskog.

• Keywords: cognitive linguistics; semantics; conceptual metaphor; anger; linguistic expressions of anger
• Keywords (english): kognitivna lingvistika; semantika; konceptualna metafora; ljutnja; jezični izrazi ljutnje
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:154426
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation; 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: 2024-01-01 17:19:01