Abstract: This paper examines the polysemy of English nominalizations ending in the suffix -ion explaining it by metaphorical and metonymic extensions of the central meaning. The central meaning of -ion nominal...

Abstract: Departing from the standpoint of two cognitive linguistic theories, the Metaphor Theory and the Conceptual Integration or Blending Theory, this paper attempts to establish their role in the creation a...

Abstract: Nakon uvodnog utvrđivanja teorijske razlike između tradicionalnog aristotelovskog i suvremenog kognitivnog poimanja procesa ljudske kategorizacije, te navođenja prednosti kognitivnog pristupa, autor u...

Abstract: This paper discusses the tension that exists between linguistic and psychological approaches to metaphor. It aims to demonstrate that interdisciplinary efforts are probably not all of equal value when...

Abstract: Ausgangspunkt des vorliegenden Beitrags ist die feldmäßige Beschreibung des Passivs. Dabei erscheint es notwendig, das Passiv-Makrofeld in die Passiv-Mikrofelder 1 [– Modalfaktor] und 2 [+ Modalfaktor...

Abstract: Istraživanje prezentirano u ovom radu analiza je poredbenih frazema u engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku. Cilj istraživanja je utvrditi odnose između poredbenih frazema, poredbi, metafora i metonimija, kara...

Abstract: Legal discourse has been studied so far by numerous linguists and legal experts. Linguistic studies have predominantly focused on stylistic elements of the legal register, such as morphological and sy...