Luận văn An investigation into common nouns denoting animals and their metaphorical meanings in english and vietnamese

Tóm tắt Luận văn An investigation into common nouns denoting animals and their metaphorical meanings in english and vietnamese: ...e image of animals is used as a mirror because human (especially in Western culture) tends to see animals as the “other,” groups them as types, names these grouped and cages them in generalities. The oral history and folklore associated with a particular animal, through culturally specific, ...ects is social dialects, which are used to describe differences in speech associated with various social groups or classes. It can be used to determine social position- factors such as occupation, place of residence, education, ‘new’ and ‘old’ money, income, racial or ethnic origin, cultural...esses had been conducted, the discussion was carried out to explore the similarities and differences of metaphorical meanings of common nouns denoting animals in English and Vietnamese short stories. 17 CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1. METAPHORICAL MEANINGS OF SOME COMMON NOUNS...