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Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. urn:nbn:hr:131:050512
Lončar, Josipa
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Lončar, J. (2021). Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:050512

Lončar, Josipa. "Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:050512

Lončar, Josipa. "Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:050512

Lončar, J. (2021). 'Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 14 May 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:050512

Lončar J. Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2021 [cited 2024 May 14] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:050512

J. Lončar, "Conceptual Metaphors in Beowulf", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2021. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:050512

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TitleConceptual Metaphors in Beowulf
Title (croatian)Konceptualne metafore u Beowulfu
AuthorJosipa Lončar
MentorMateusz-Milan Stanojević (mentor)
Committee memberVišnja Josipović-Smojver (predsjednik povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2021-06-14, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The thesis deals with conceptual metaphors found in Beowulf in order to explore the cultural elements reflected in Old English. The thesis aims to show which cultural values are deeply entrenched and consistent with the metaphorical system of Old English. In order to do that, metaphors were identified using the Metaphorical Identification Procedure in the first 100 lines of Beowulf. The results show that metaphorical items linked with culture may be divided into four thematic categories: God, Death, Ships and the Sea and Other. The category other includes metaphorical items referring to states and movements, not necessarily tied to culture or not specific to Old English. The categories of God and Death are not surprising as most cultures have some form of religion and death is merely an inevitable aspect of the human condition. The category of Ships and the Sea is the most specific to Old English. Most of the conceptual metaphors found function similarly in Modern English with just a couple of examples that are no longer used.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:050512
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation
Course: Linguistics
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resourceText
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