RT Generic
T1 Metaphor in idiom acquisition. An empirical analysis across L1 and L2 varieties of English
T2 La metáfora en la adquisición de expresiones idiomáticas. Un análisis empírico en las variantes del inglés nativo e inglés como lengua extranjera
T2 A metáfora na adquisición de expresións idiomáticas. Un análise empírico nas variantes do inglés nativo e inglés como lingua estranxeira
A1 Alonso Salinas, Ámbar Valeria
K1 Metaphor
K1 Idioms
K1 Cognitive Linguistics
K1 Cognitive Semantics
K1 Conceptual metaphor
K1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
K1 Metaphoric competence
K1 Source domain
K1 Target domain
K1 Conceptual fluency
K1 Figurative language
AB The teaching and learning of idioms have recently received attention in Cognitive Linguistics literature, most notably in Cognitive Semantics (cf. Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Gibbs, 1993, 1994; Kövecses & Szabó, 1999, 2001; Boers, 2011; Ruiz de Mendoza & Pérez-Hernández, 2011). Broadly, cognitive accounts argue that the meaning of most idioms is systematically motivated by underlying conceptual mechanisms such as metaphor and metonymy. The goal of this BA thesis is to explore idioms from a metaphoric perspective and to show how they are acquired and used across L1 and L2 varieties of English, highlighting the importance of metaphoric competence (MC) in the processes of teaching and learning. Particular attention will be paid to metaphorical idioms, comparing traditional and cognitive semantic approaches and tackling such issues as the development of metaphor interpretation and production skills in L1, the relationship between metaphor interpretation and production skills in L1 and L2, as well as the MC contribution to the understanding and interpretation of idioms and the problems involved in L1-L2 transfer. In addition, an empirical analysis will be provided examining parallelisms and divergences in the use of metaphorical idioms across L1 and L2 varieties of English. Ultimately, this study is intended to shed light into the active metaphorical thinking process that takes place in L1 to facilitate both the learning and use of metaphor-based idioms in L2
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23624
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23624
LA eng
NO Traballo Fin de Grao en Lingua e Literatura Inglesas. Curso 2018-2019
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026