Login
 Forum
 
 
Thesis topic proposal
 
Rita Brdar-Szabó
Xu Wen
Metaphor and metonymy across languages and cultures

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
linguistics
Doctoral School of Linguistics

Thesis supervisor: Xu Wen
co-supervisor: Rita Brdar-Szabó
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ELTE BTK
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE


Description of the research topic:

Metaphor and metonymy are the key concepts in cognitive linguistics, and they are ubiquitous in language. They are two basic cognitive strategies for human beings to learn and understand the world. But different languages and cultures may have different metaphors and metonymies. It is valuable to have an intercultural study of them, so as to reveal universals and variation of human cognition.

Required language skills: angol
Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2024-05-06


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
All rights reserved © 2007, Hungarian Doctoral Council. Doctoral Council registration number at commissioner for data protection: 02003/0001. Program version: 2.2358 ( 2017. X. 31. )