This paper focuses on the concept of a subjectivized grammatical metaphor and its practical application in the translation of English fiction. At first, it explains the theoretical concept of a grammatical metaphor in general, following Halliday and other scholars. Later it gives the wide array of translation transformations of subjectivized grammatical metaphor to illustrate this theoretical overview with the examples of its practical application. / Šis darbas pristato gramatinės metaforos savoką ir atvejus, kai ji eina sakinyje veiksniu, bei jų vertimą į lietuvių kalbą iš anglų grožinės literatūros kūrinių. Darbo pradžioje aptariama teorinė gramatinės metaforos sąvoka, remiantis Halliday ir kitais mokslininkais. Antroje darbo dalyje nagrinėjami konkretūs gramatinės metaforos vertimo pavyzdžiai, iliustruojantys šią teorinę apžvalgą.

The public library is challenged by changing technologies and the spread of commercial strategies which undermine the purpose of the institution. The library must remain a key part of mass communication in a democracy, and a thriving network of branch libraries ensures that every small community has a place which enhances communication for the public good. The architecture of the library shapes how visitors interact with the collection and with each other, and the building can be designed to enhance the communication taking place inside it. The building can also convey institutional values through its built form, such as the celebration of plurality. Spatial metaphor is a primary means by which architecture can communicate complex ideas. This thesis explores generalizable strategies for the design of branch libraries, and tests them through the design of a particular branch in Edmonton, Alberta.

Magistrinio darbo tema yra “Liūdesio konceptas anglų ir lietuvių kalbose ir jo vertimas”. Darbo tikslas yra aprašyti liūdesio konceptą ir nustatyti liūdesio koncepto vertimo iš anglų kalbos į lietuvių kalbą ypatumus. Darbą sudaro literatūros apžvalga ir empyrinė dalis. Teorinėje dalyje nagrinėjama koncepto raiška kalboje, leksikografinis aprašymo lygmuo ir prototipinės situacijos lygmuo. Empyrinėje dalyje yra nagrinėjimi konceptualiųjų metaforų ir jų vertimo iš anglų kalbos į lietuvių kalbą ypatumai. Darbo pagrindas yra pavyzdžiai, rinkti iš anglų kalbos tekstyno Concordance ir lietuvių kalbos tekstyno, sudaryto Kauno Didžiojo universiteto kompiuterinės lingvistikos centre ir grožinės literatūros knygų Š. Brontės “Džeinė Eir”, T.Hardžio “Tesė d’Erbervilių giminės”, S.Kreino “Raudonas narsumo ženklas”, Jozefo Konrado “Lordas Džimas” bei “Iš klasikinės anglų poezijos”, kurios buvo skaitomos anglų ir lietuvių kalbomis. Kadangi liūdesys yra viena iš bazinių emocijų, išanalizavus liūdesio konceptą abiejose kalbose, paaiškėjo, kad liūdesio emocijos raiška kalbose yra panaši. Liūdesys dažniausiai konceptualizuojamas kaip neigiama emocinė būsena, kylanti dėl kažkieno stokos arba netekties. Liūdesio konceptas abiejose kalbose yra reiškiamas leksemomis, frazeologiniais posakiais, paprastais žodžių junginiais, konceptualiomis metaforomis. Konceptualiosios metaforos LIŪDESYS YRA KRYPTIS ŽEMYN, LIŪDESYS YRA SKYSTIS, LIŪDESYS YRA TALPYKLA, LIŪDESYS YRA NAŠTA, LIŪDESYS YRA STICHINĖ JĖGA... [to full text]

Metaphor is of central importance to stylistics. The purpose of the present MA thesis is to analyze metaphor in the text of belles-lettres as a means of deviation and foregrounding. Metaphor theories and its background information are a few factors which have been taken into consideration while analysing and interpreting a metaphor. The analysis is carried out on the basis of the abundance of metaphor definitions and their adequate examples. The method of the research is descriptive-analytical, based on the analysis of theoretical statements and description of illustrations in belles-lettres style. The research covers a detailed description of metaphors according to the type of semantic connection between words. The work also reveals that metaphoric expressions are mostly found as the cases of dehumanizing metaphors, which ascribe animal or inanimate property to human beings. The obvious dominance of these metaphors relates to the fact that the kernel point of the novel Carry on Jeeves spins around the relationships between an Englishman Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves. The linguistic analysis clears out that the majority of dehumanizing metaphors are employed in the novel in order to reflect the negative or taint qualities of a person. Most cases of the metaphorical transfer of this kind include human-animal, human-bird, human-plant, human-objects metaphor pairs. Though humanizing, concretive and synethetic metaphors are less in number they still tend to be original and... [to full text]

16-20 amžių poezija atpindi įvairias konceptualiąsias metaforas, kurios atlieka svarbų vaidmenį kalboje. Konceptualioji metafora yra giliai įsišaknijęs kalbos fenomenas, susijęs su žmogaus mąstymu, kurį atspindi kalba. Meilė yra viena iš dažniausiai sutinkamų konceptualiųjų metaforų poezijoje, kuri yra įkūnyta tiek abstrakčiuose,tiek konrečiuose dalykuose.Poezija perteikia kasdienio gyvenimo realijas, o konceptualioji metafora leidžia jas perteikti neįprastu būdu. / The poetry of the 16-20th centuries is abundant with various conceptual metaphors, which perform an important role in language. Conceptual metaphor is a deep rooted linguistic phenomenon which reflects human thinking, which is reflected through language. Love is one of the most frequently met conceptual metaphors in poetry where it is embodied in the abstract or concrete notions.Poetry conveys every day recurrences and conceptual metaphor enables us to see the world in a remarkable way.

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Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 293-300) / Microfiche. / xi, 300 leaves, bound 29 cm

Drawing inspiration from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, this project seeks to incorporate the oxymetaphor, digital photography and photo manipulation into considerations of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. By considering the potential of an earthly site of transition (the cemetery) in relation to Dante's divine spaces, these images consider certain contradictions existing between the cemetery as a manifestation of waiting, permanence, and decay, and its associations with temporality and transition. The cemetery is therefore an oxymoron. It suggests both a beginning and an end; growth and decay; a place of closure and a pace of transition. Although Heaven, Hell and Purgatory have distinct characteristics in these images, there are commonalities between their layered treatments and iconography that unify them as a whole.

Drawing inspiration from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, this project seeks to incorporate the oxymetaphor, digital photography and photo manipulation into considerations of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. By considering the potential of an earthly site of transition (the cemetery) in relation to Dante's divine spaces, these images consider certain contradictions existing between the cemetery as a manifestation of waiting, permanence, and decay, and its associations with temporality and transition. The cemetery is therefore an oxymoron. It suggests both a beginning and an end; growth and decay; a place of closure and a pace of transition. Although Heaven, Hell and Purgatory have distinct characteristics in these images, there are commonalities between their layered treatments and iconography that unify them as a whole.

The exegesis will elaborate on the research process undertaken to write a collection of short fiction. The creative work is a collection of ten stories linked thematically by an archaeological approach to character psychology, expression and action. Some of the stories also explore the influence of popular culture and cultural archetypes on the characters. Important contemporary influences in terms of both content and style have been the short stories, Wheat by Tracy Slaughter (2004), Walking to Laetoli by James George (2004) and Aquifier by Tim Winton (2004). The introduction of the exegesis outlines my interests in the modern ‘slice of life’ story, in the conflict and tensions that occur between emotional and chronological time, and in Charles May’s assertion that short stories, through their use of metaphor, are a vehicle for exploring mythological perception. The theorists who most influenced my research and creative writing are then highlighted and their contribution to my understanding of narrative technique is discussed. Four main narrative techniques are emphasised, and illustrated with reference to particular stories from the collection. The techniques discussed are all related to the fundamental craft issue of show don’t tell. Finally the exegesis touches on the difficulty a writer has in being an objective reader of their own work. [Note: the creative work is embargoed until 31 March 2013.]