Metaphors Used on Polish and American Internet Forums for Mothers
A Comparative Analysis
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Beschreibung
The main aim of this study is a comparative analysis of conceptual metaphors, metonymies and metaphtonymies on Polish and American internet forums for mothers. The book focuses on the internet as a medium stimulating communication and features of language used in online communication.
This study analyzes the use of conceptual metaphors on Polish and American internet forums for mothers. In order to achieve these objectives, the author compiled a corpus consisting of ten thousand posts from Polish internet forums and ten thousand posts from American ones. The topics of threads were various, ranging from giving advice on breastfeeding to sex during pregnancy. The study contributes to a better understanding of online discussions – this issue has not been frequently investigated, especially from a comparative perspective.
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Marta Gierczynska-Kolas
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American Analysis Comparative Conceptual metaphor Forums Gierczynska GSLA Internet Internet’s language Kolas Metaphors Mothers Online discussion Polish Quantitative analysis