Use of conceptual metaphor in Sam Omatseye’s “In Touch” column in The Nation Nigerian newspaper

Conceptual metaphors “are abstract structures of thought that function as a conceptual frame in terms of which single lexical items are produced and comprehended” (Muller, 2008). This study is motivated by how a Nigerian newspaper columnist, Sam Omatseye, uses conceptual metaphors to aid in the com...

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Main Authors: Oluwadmilare Daniel Atolagbe, Mohammed Sani Abdullahi-Idiagbon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:https://ajap.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/2945
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