Metaphor Analysis and the Construction of Gender

Authors

  • Rudolf Schmitt University of Applied Sciences Zittau-Görlitz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-10.2.1004

Keywords:

metaphor analysis, metaphor, gender

Abstract

Recently there has been an increasing number of studies on the construction of gender based on metaphors (KOLLER, 2004a, 2004b, 2005; ANDERSON VASBY & HORN SHEELER, 2005; EBELING & SCHMITZ, 2006; BOCK VON WÜLFINGEN, 2007). Many of these studies seem to have overlooked one of the most thoroughly developed theories of metaphor, LAKOFF and JOHNSON's so-called cognitive theory of metaphor or limited themselves to LAKOFF and JOHNSON's first book from 1980. In this article I explore current research on metaphor and gender and sketch the central topics of the cognitive theory of metaphor and develop a revision of this theory. It is hoped that this will enhance further research in metaphor analysis concerning the construction of gender. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0902167

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Author Biography

Rudolf Schmitt, University of Applied Sciences Zittau-Görlitz

Main research field: Metaphor analysis

Published

2009-02-26

How to Cite

Schmitt, R. (2009). Metaphor Analysis and the Construction of Gender. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-10.2.1004