An Extensive Study of Animal Metaphor in English : Its History, Structure, and Genres
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19520421
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
English linguistics
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
WATANABE Hideki Osaka University, 大学院・言語文化研究科, 教授 (30191787)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OMORI Ayako 大阪大学, 大学院・言語文化研究科, 准教授 (70213866)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | メタファー / 直喩 / 動物名 / 語義拡張 / 認知言語学 / 歴史的変化 / 構造性 / イディオム / パラダイム / 歴史的系譜 / ジャンル / 英語イディオム / 意味構造 / 動物比喩 / ジャーナリズム / 概念メタファー / レトリック / 英語文体論 |
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| Research Abstract |
This four-year study is an attempt to extensively collect the metaphoric uses of English animal terms and to clarify the structural nature of those words. The two researchers have published 20 articles on "animal metaphor in English," presenting many intertwined relations among animal names together with their hyponyms and related words when they are metaphorically used. As for case studies, they also discuss symbolic and metaphoric uses of animal terms in Shakespeare and Milton. Based on the intensive studies of canine, feline, avian, and entomological terms, their arguments throw light on several aspects of synonymity and antonimity among English animal names hitherto unnoticed.
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