The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics by Malmkjær Kirsten

Author:Malmkjær, Kirsten
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

Sleeping metaphor

“the metaphorical meaning is conventional. The literal meaning is still in use and may be evoked by the metaphorical sense on occasion” (Deignan 2005, 38), e.g. “crane” in the senses “species of marsh bird” and “machine for moving heavy weights”.

Tired metaphor

“the metaphorical sense is more likely to evoke the literal sense here than in the previous category [sleeping metaphor]” (Deignan 2005, 38). An example is “fox” in the sense “cunning person” (Goatly 1997, 33).

Figure 14.1 Non-lexicalised tropes

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