Academic Scientific JournalsTreating time as space in Polish: Metaphors and metaphorical expressions
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https://doi.org/10.26881/bp.2024.4.02Keywords:
conceptual metaphor, corpus linguistics, metaphors of time, Polish linguisticsAbstract
Situating itself within the long-standing tradition of conceptual metaphor studies, the present paper seeks to analyze the means through which Polish exhibits linguistic manifestations of the conceptual metaphor TIME IS SPACE. From the Polish National Corpus, selected metaphorical expressions are retrieved and analyzed, taking into consideration their frequency, collocative environment and semantic scope. The results indicate that the metaphorical variations of TIME IS SPACE in Polish align with the variations in spatial conceptualization and employ similar linguistic tools, such as prepositions and cases. The level of productivity and conventionalization of the metaphor in question speaks to its prominent role within the Polish conceptual system.
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