VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** HỒ THỊ THU TRANG WAYS OF DENOTING CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH DOMESTIC ANIMAL METAPHOR IN ENGLISH (Các Cách Diễn Đạt Tính Cách Thông Qua Ẩn Dụ Vật Nuôi Trong Tiếng Anh) Minor thesis Field: English Linguistics Code: 60 22 15 Ha Noi, 2010 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** HỒ THỊ THU TRANG WAYS OF DENOTING CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH DOMESTIC ANIMAL METAPHOR IN ENGLISH (Các Cách Diễn Đạt Tính Cách Thông Qua Ẩn Dụ Vật Nuôi Trong Tiếng Anh) Minor thesis Field: English Linguistics Code: 60 22 15 Supervisor : Dr. Hà Cẩm Tâm Ha Noi, 2010 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration i Acknowledgements ii Abstract iii Table of contents iv PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Rationale 1 2. Aims of the study 2 3. Research question 2 4. Scope of the study 2 5. Organization of the study 3 PART II: DEVELOPMENT 4 Chapter 1: Theoretical Background 4 1.1. An overview of Cognitive Linguistics 4 1.2. An overview of Cognitive Semantics 5 1.3. Conceptual Metaphor Theory 7 1.3.1. Definition of Conceptual Metaphor 7 1.3.2. Domain and Mapping 8 1.3.3. Image – schema 9 1.3.4. Levels of Conceptual Metaphor 10 1.3.5. Types of Conceptual Metaphor 11 1.3.6. Some features of Conceptual Metaphor 14 1.4. Animal Metaphor and The Great Chain of Being Metaphor 15 Chapter 2: The Study 18 2.1. Research question 18 2.2. Data Collection 18 2.3. Analytical Framework 19 2.4. Analysis 20 5 2.4.1. Arrogance 20 2.4.2. Maliciousness 21 2.4.3. Selfishness/ Greediness 24 2.4.4. Stupidity 25 2.4.5. Loose moral 26 2.4.6. Obstinacy 27 2.4.7. Cowardice 28 2.4.8. Servility 29 2.4.9. Smugness 30 2.4.10. Aggressiveness 30 2.4.11. Despicableness 31 2.4.12. Mild-manner 33 .2.4.13. Tenaciousness 33 PART III: CONCLUSION 34 1. Conclusions 34 2. Implications 35 3. Suggestions for further research 36 REFERENCES 37 APPENDIX 40 . THROUGH DOMESTIC ANIMAL METAPHOR IN ENGLISH (Các Cách Diễn Đạt Tính Cách Thông Qua Ẩn Dụ Vật Nuôi Trong Tiếng Anh) Minor thesis Field: English Linguistics Code: 60 22 15 . THROUGH DOMESTIC ANIMAL METAPHOR IN ENGLISH (Các Cách Diễn Đạt Tính Cách Thông Qua Ẩn Dụ Vật Nuôi Trong Tiếng Anh) Minor thesis Field: English Linguistics Code: 60 22 15 . OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** HỒ THỊ THU TRANG WAYS OF DENOTING CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH DOMESTIC ANIMAL METAPHOR