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A FUNCTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR
A FUNCTIONAL INTERPRETATION OF GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR

Author(s): Madalina Cerban
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: grammatical metaphor; (non-)congruent; metafunctions

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the concept of grammatical metaphor within the systemic functional framework. The first part of the paper analyses the difference between the definition of grammatical metaphor from a traditional perspective and its functional definition, emphasizing the assumptions that should be made when examining it. The second part of this paper points out the differences between the three main types of grammatical metaphors: experiential, interpersonal and ideational (textual) ones.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 213-218
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English
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