Figurative Language between Transparency and Persuasion
This paper examines the use of figurative language, specifically metaphors and metonymies, in Transport for London (TfL)’s Instagram profile. Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff and Johnson 1980) and Radden and Kövecses’ (1999) taxonomy, the study investigates how figurative language possi...
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| Main Authors: | Ilaria Iori, Mariasophia Falcone |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Iperstoria |
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| Online Access: | https://iperstoria.it/article/view/1511 |
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