A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH

This study mainly investigated the semantic features of metaphorical expressions in tennis commentaries in English. With the analysis of instances of metaphor in English sport commentaries, this thesis also aimed to point out the similarities and differences in terms of the semantic mechanisms...

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1. Verfasser: QUẢNG THỊ BẠCH VÂ
Weitere Verfasser: NGŨ THIỆN HÙNG, Ph.D.
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Veröffentlicht: Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng 2025
Online Zugang:https://data.ufl.udn.vn/handle/UFL/1711
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description This study mainly investigated the semantic features of metaphorical expressions in tennis commentaries in English. With the analysis of instances of metaphor in English sport commentaries, this thesis also aimed to point out the similarities and differences in terms of the semantic mechanisms between figurative metaphors and conceptual metaphors used in tennis’s commentaries to offer some suggestions for learning and translating the metaphorical expressions for commentators and translators. The study collected 300 samples from English tennis commentaries then analyzed the data on syntactic and semantic aspects based on the basis of the traditional view and contemporary view of metaphor. The findings about semantic and syntactic features of metaphor expressions and the semantic mechanisms for two main types of metaphor: figurative metaphor and conceptual metaphor are partly proposed to contribute to better the awareness of learners, commentators and translators in learning and translating a tennis commentary in English effectively and correctl
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A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH
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title A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH
title_short A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH
title_full A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH
title_fullStr A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH
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title_sort study of metaphorical expressions used in commentaries on tennis in english
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spelling oai:data.ufl.udn.vn:UFL-17112025-03-19T03:56:53Z A STUDY OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH LV ThS 346 QUẢNG THỊ BẠCH VÂ NGŨ THIỆN HÙNG, Ph.D. This study mainly investigated the semantic features of metaphorical expressions in tennis commentaries in English. With the analysis of instances of metaphor in English sport commentaries, this thesis also aimed to point out the similarities and differences in terms of the semantic mechanisms between figurative metaphors and conceptual metaphors used in tennis’s commentaries to offer some suggestions for learning and translating the metaphorical expressions for commentators and translators. The study collected 300 samples from English tennis commentaries then analyzed the data on syntactic and semantic aspects based on the basis of the traditional view and contemporary view of metaphor. The findings about semantic and syntactic features of metaphor expressions and the semantic mechanisms for two main types of metaphor: figurative metaphor and conceptual metaphor are partly proposed to contribute to better the awareness of learners, commentators and translators in learning and translating a tennis commentary in English effectively and correctl TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 1 1.1 RATIONALE.............................................................................................. 1 1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................... 4 1.2.1 Aims of the study ............................................................................. 4 1.2.2 Objectives of the study..................................................................... 5 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS......................................................................... 5 1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY............................................................ 5 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY........................................................................... 6 1.6 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY ........................................................... 6 CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND........... 8 2.1 REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDY ................................................... 8 2.2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND.......................................................... 12 2.2.1 The Features of Languages............................................................ 12 2.2.2 Definition of Terms........................................................................ 12 2.2.3 Classification of Metaphor............................................................. 23 2.2.4 The Relationship between Metaphor and Simile........................... 27 2.2.5 The Relationship between Metaphor and Metonymy.................... 29 2.3 SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 32 CHAPTER 3. METHODS AND PROCEDURES ..................................... 33 3.1 RESEARCH METHOD............................................................................ 33 3.2 RESEARCH PROCEDURES................................................................... 33 3.3 DESCRIPTION OF POPULATION AND SAMPLE.............................. 34 3.4 PROCEDURE OF DATA COLLECTION .............................................. 35 3.5 DATA ANALYSIS................................................................................... 35 3.6 RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY............................................................ 36 CHAPTER 4. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS....................................... 38 4.1 THE COMMONLY USED TYPES OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH .......... 38 4.1.1 The Commonly Used Types Based on Semantic Fields of Metaphorical Expressions in Commentaries on tennis in English ......... 39 4.1.2 The Commonly Used Types Based on Syntactic of Metaphorical Expressions in Commentaries on tennis in English................................ 45 4.2 SEMANTIC FEATURES OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH IN GALPERIN’S VIEW.. 51 4.2.1. Metaphorical Expressions based on war....................................... 51 4.2.2 Metaphorical Expressions based on weather................................. 52 4.2.3 Metaphorical Expressions based on food ...................................... 53 4.3.4 Metaphorical Expressions based on journey ................................. 54 4.2.5 Metaphorical Expressions based on fashion.................................. 54 4.2.6 Metaphorical Expressions based on plant...................................... 55 4.2.7 Metaphorical Expressions based on music .................................... 56 4.2.8 Metaphorical Expressions based on building ................................ 57 4.2.9 Metaphorical Expressions based on body...................................... 57 4.3 SEMANTIC MECHANISMS FOR FIGURATIVE METAPHORS AND CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH ................................................................................... 62 4.3.1 Semantic Mechanism for Figurative Metaphors Used in Commentaries on tennis in English ........................................................ 62 4.3.2 Semantic Mechanism for Conceptual Metaphors Used in Commentaries on tennis in English ........................................................ 72 4.4 THE STRONG POINTS AND WEAK POINTS OF TRADITIONAL VIEW FOR FIGURATIVE METAPHOR AND MODERN VIEW FOR CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR USED IN COMMENTARIES ON TENNIS IN ENGLISH................................................................................................... 98 4.4.1 The Strong Points and Weak Points of Traditional View for Figurative Metaphor Used in Commentaries on tennis in English......... 98 4.4.2 The Strong Points and Weak Points of Modern View for Conceptual Metaphor used in Commentaries on tennis in English...... 102 4.5 SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 105 CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION................................................................... 106 5.1 CONCLUSION....................................................................................... 106 5.2 SUGGESTIONS AND IMPLICATION OF THE STUDY ................... 107 5.3 LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES ... 108 REFERENCES............................................................................................ 109 QUYẾT ĐỊNH GIAO ĐỀ TÀI LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ (BẢN SAO) APPENDIX 2025-03-19T03:56:48Z 2025-03-19T03:56:48Z 2013 Thesis https://data.ufl.udn.vn/handle/UFL/1711 en application/pdf application/pdf Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng