Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Основы современной метафорологии
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация)
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Нагорная Александра Викторовна
Язык:
английский
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Metaphor is a highly relevant object of research in contemporary Linguistics. On the one hand, it is the quintessence of figural narration, an indispensable device for creating vivid and aesthetically appealing descriptions. On the other hand, it is the basic mechanism of thought which helps us to structure the flow of experience, find meaning in it and understand the most intricate abstract notions through association with trivial objects. Contemporary scholarship offers a variety of angles from which metaphor is studied. This course primarily relies on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory, developed by G. Lakoff and M. Johnson and further elaborated by W. Croft, D.A. Cruse, R. Gibbs, V. Evans, and other scholars. It also takes into consideration more recent advances in metaphor theory, including the Deliberate Metaphor Theory (G. Steen), the Discourse Dynamic Approach to metaphor (L. Cameron), the Discourse Metaphor Theory (J. Zinken) the Metaphoric Landscape Theory (J. Lawley and P. Tompkins) and others. At this research seminar the students will study the mechanism of metaphor generation, get an idea of how the most important conceptual metaphors work in the contemporary English language and culture, analyze the role of metaphors in discourse, discuss the phenomenon of metaphorical creativity (Z. Kövecses) and learn to make up novel metaphors, look into ways metaphors serve as means of exteriorizing complex subjective experience, analyze the role of metaphors in humor and their use as euphemisms and dysphemisms. Besides, the students will study alternative formats of metaphor representation: gesture and picture. One of the goals of the course is to teach students how to conduct research into metaphor with the most relevant investigation tools. The course is particularly useful for future Intercultural Communication specialists as it reveals the cultural specificity of metaphors and shows inseparable connections between cultural and language dynamics.