Metaphors in Abraham Lincoln�s Speeches on the National Unity, Slavery and the Equality of Men
| Main Authors: | , DEWINTA MENTARI, , Mr. Thomas Joko Priyo Sembodo, S.S., M.A. |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
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[Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://repository.ugm.ac.id/129208/ http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=69586 |
Daftar Isi:
- Compiled with intelligence and brilliance, Abraham Lincoln�s speeches are remarkable for the entire world over the history. The speeches are renowned by its logic, clarity and also the use figurative expressions. In regard to this matter, the research tries to discover the figurative languages in the form of metaphors. Five remarkable speeches near and during Lincoln�s presidency are examined in this research. The metaphors found in these speeches are interpreted to reveal Lincoln�s original intention and moral values. The research is to interpret and appreciate Lincoln�s metaphor expressions through Andrew Goatly�s theory (1997). The theory views a metaphor from a 3 (three) stages: (1) the vehicle is the metaphor itself, the symbols for certain meanings