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Complex Metaphor in the Novel of Cecelia Ahern “Thanks for the Memories”

Natalya Keklyak1 natalya-keklyak [at] yandex.ru
  1. Student of Applied Linguistics Department, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine, Lviv, S. Bandery street 12
Abstract 

The paper aims at describing the unique techniques of secondary metaphorisation an Cecelia Ahern’s writings. The examples of combination of primary metaphors to form complex ones are analyzed, which reveals the peculiarities of metaphor as a trope.

Keywords 
metaphor
primary metaphor
complex metaphor
direction of metaphorisation
target concept
trope
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