Cognitive (Conceptual) Metaphor in the Ukrainian Poetic Discourse

Larysa V. Kravets, Halyna M. Siuta, Lyubov V. Struhanets, Yuriy B. Struhanets

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Modern metaphor theory considers a metaphor as an important mental operation, and way of knowing, categorising, conceptualising, evaluating and explaining the world. This study aims to clarify the specifics of cognitive (conceptual) metaphor and determine the role of cognitive (conceptual) metaphor in the poetic discourse on the example of works by Ukrainian poets. The research objectives are achieved through the range of approaches, namely the cognitive approach to the study of metaphor, as well as linguistic analysis, which allows to explore the metaphor in several aspects. The article considers the history of the concept of “cognitive†and “conceptual†metaphor, as well as a comparative analysis of views on the interpretation of these concepts through the scope of different linguistic schools – foreign and domestic. The analysis results show that foreign scholars distinguish the concepts of cognitive and conceptual metaphor, while domestic researchers identify these terms. Ukrainian poetic discourse was also analysed in order to identify the peculiarities of their use of cognitive (conceptual) metaphor. The research concludes that metaphor, as the most productive means of cognition and enrichment of a language, is an indicator of the development of Ukrainian poetic language thinking, which is becoming more emotionally associative and at the same time directed to the rational plane. The practical significance of the study is to use the scheme of the analysis in further research on similar topics.


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