Sökning: "figurative meaning"

Visar resultat 11 - 14 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden figurative meaning.

  1. 11. Episodic memory in the human prefrontal cortex

    Författare :Johan Sandblom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : This thesis consisting of five papers examines the relationship between haemodynamic activation in the prefrontal cortex with episodic memory function in the healthy human brain. Brain function is measured with positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) and episodic memory for words as well as visuo-spatial material is examined. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Ambiguity at work : lexical blends in an American English web news context

    Författare :Daniel Kjellander; Marlene Johansson Falck; Maria Rosenberg; Suzanne Kemmer; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; lexical blending; data collection methodology; corpus-based investigation; ambiguity; figurativity; cognitive linguistics; teleskopord; datainsamlingsmetod; korpusundersökning; mångtydighet; figurativitet; kognitiv lingvistik; engelska; English; language studies; språkvetenskap; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Sammanfattning : The present study investigates the word formation process of lexical blending in the context of written US web news between January 2010–March 2018. The study has two interrelated aims. First, it aims to develop a transparent, rigid, and replicable method of data collection. LÄS MER

  4. 13. The English occupational song

    Författare :Gerald Porter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; work; metaphor; occupational song; industrial song; women s songs; weaving; mining; the miller; railways; engelska; English;

    Sammanfattning : This is the first full-length study in English of occupational songs. They occupy the space between rhythmic work songs and labour songs in that the occupation signifies. Occupation is a key territorial site. If the métier of the protagonist is mentioned in a ballad, it cannot be regarded as merely a piece of illustrative detail. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Lauro, myrto et buxo frequentata. A study of the Roman garden through its plants

    Författare :Lena Landgren; Lunds universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Arkeologi; Archaeology; grave garden; epigraphy; topiary; gardener; garden design; Pliny the Younger; Pliny the Elder; Roman botany; Portico of Pompey; Pompeii; Oplontis; topiarius; viridarium; viridia; Roman garden; garden archaeology; Ornamental plants; Prydnadsväxter;

    Sammanfattning : The plants in the ancient Roman garden were chosen with deliberation. These choices were ruled by the meaning and associations the plants conveyed to the garden visitors. LÄS MER