This thesis presents a corpus analysis of the lexeme ‘Frankenstein’, which has been around for more than 200 years. Initially being a character in Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel, a human-like monster created in the laboratory of Victor Frankenstein, the lexeme has survived many linguistic and cultural changes, but sustained, if not increased, its popularity. The first paragraph of the thesis has to do with the reception of the novel and its contemporariness. The next chapter discusses the interrelationship between language and culture, and how it played a significant role in the lexeme’s usage and modification. In the third chapter, metaphor and polysemy are presented as the language mechanisms which are closely connected to the lexeme ‘Frankenstein’ and its perception. The main part of the thesis is the analysis, first introduced by the four main hypotheses, that are later confirmed and disproved. The analysis is divided into ten paragraphs, according to the ten domains represented in the table. As was seen in the examples above, ‘Frankenstein’ is used in many different contexts, describing a plethora of things, notions, and ideas. Its metaphorical richness and ambiguity have led to it being used not only in popular culture, but in official research files, political speeches, government institutions etc. The conventionalized meaning that Frankenstein is the monster has only added to the lexeme’s popularity and widespread usage. Given the fact that we live in an era of various technological booms, medical breakthroughs, and political turmoil, one can expect the usage of the lexeme to only be increased as time passes by.