Fiscal Cliff and other Topographical Metaphors

• Authors: Tatjana Đurović
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Within the broad theoretical framework of the Cognitive Theory of Metaphor, in this paper we explore the figurativeness of a number of expressions (fiscal cliff, fiscal gorge, fiscal slope, etc.) pertaining to the most recent U.S. fiscal situation. We analyse the context-dependent use of the metaphorical linguistic expressions gathered via an Internet search and discuss to what extent they are motivated, that is, well-grounded.

Keywords

EN

cognitive linguistics; fiscal cliff; topographical metaphors

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Romanian Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-28

Dates

published

2014-03-01

online

2014-05-01

Contributors

author

Tatjana Đurović

• University of Belgrade

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/rjes-2014-0003