32.1868, Diss: English; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Historical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Mokhtar Ounis: ''Metaphor-Related Prepositions in the Inaugural Addresses of American Presidents : A Diachronic Corpus Analysis''

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Subject: 32.1868, Diss: English; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Historical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Mokhtar Ounis: ''Metaphor-Related Prepositions in the Inaugural Addresses of American Presidents : A Diachronic Corpus Analysis''

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Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 18:26:10
From: Mokhtar Ounis [m.ounis at outlook.com]
Subject: Metaphor-Related Prepositions in the Inaugural Addresses of American Presidents : A Diachronic Corpus Analysis

 
Institution: Université de Toulon et du Var 
Program: École Doctorale 509 Sociétés méditerranéennes et sciences humaines , en partenariat avec BABEL EA 2649 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2021 

Author: Mokhtar Ounis

Dissertation Title: Metaphor-Related Prepositions in the Inaugural Addresses of 
American Presidents : A Diachronic Corpus Analysis 

Dissertation URL:  http://www.theses.fr/s213234

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Historical Linguistics
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Syntax
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Dissertation Director(s):
Richard Trim

Dissertation Abstract:

The overall image that emerges from the literature is that prepositions are
polysemous, content-free and too complex. This thesis aims to demonstrate that
prepositions are systematically used in linguistic metaphors like any other
part of speech. As an exploratory and a corpus based study, the data are drawn
from an electronic corpus extracted from all the American inaugural addresses.
In terms of their frequency, the analysis reveals an uneven distribution, a
prevalence of the preposition of, and a gradual decline in the use of all the
prepositions. As for their metaphor patterns, prepositions do not merely name
relationships, but they create, structure, and evaluate them. They structure
analogical projections between conceptual domains through their intrinsic and
schematic relationships. These projections carry a built-in axiological value,
and they blend metonymy and metaphors through systematic  schematic
integrations. In their semantic fields, these metaphors highlight an
inter-system mapping based on the inherent properties of various systems. As
the relational profile of prepositions is central in their metaphors, these
relationships are to be included in conceptual metaphors and shorthand
notations (A Prep B instead of A is B). The thesis also suggests a tentative
cognitive model in which prepositions determine the conceptual identity and
space of the abstract political concepts and entities. As for their diachronic
variations, these metaphors oscillate between stability and change. The stable
mapping patterns are shaped by the need to preserve the national unity and to
perpetuate the generic properties of the inaugurals. The factors of change
include creative mappings generated by context and the presidents’ passion for
distinction. With the decrease in the use of prepositions, future inaugurals
may reveal new trends in presidential rhetoric.




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