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Date Published: 30/06/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.63023/2525-2445/jfs.ulis.5232
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Vol. 40 No. 3
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Research
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Pham, H. L. B. (2024). CONCEPTUAL “HEART” METAPHORS IN AMERICAN MOMMY BLOGS. VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 40(3), 35-47. https://doi.org/10.63023/2525-2445/jfs.ulis.5232

CONCEPTUAL “HEART” METAPHORS IN AMERICAN MOMMY BLOGS

Hoang Long Bien Pham1,
1 ULIS, VNU

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Abstract

Based on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), this study investigates the use and conceptualization of “heart” metaphors in the self-built corpus of 500 American mommy blog posts in 2021-2022 using some corpus tools namely word sketch and concordance lines. The study aims at exploring the different ways of conceptualizing the metaphorical expressions and the frequency of each category of “heart” metaphor. The results show that HEART IS AN OBJECT is the most common metaphor in the mommy blog corpus, followed by HEART IS A CONTAINER and HEART IS A PERSON.


 

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conceptual metaphor, metaphorical expressions, heart metaphor, mommy blogs

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