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dc.contributor.authorIngebrethsen, Berit
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-13T13:47:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-14T09:39:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T12:35:38Z
dc.date.available2014-01-13T13:47:04Z
dc.date.available2014-01-14T09:39:46Z
dc.date.available2017-04-19T12:35:38Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationFORMakademisk 2013, 6(3)
dc.identifier.issn1890-9515
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2438165
dc.description.abstractIt is not easy to express abstract concepts, such as time and society, in a drawing. The subject of this article is rooted in the educational issue of visually expressing themes represented by abstract concepts. However, it is possible to find means and devices to express such ideas. This article shows how metaphors can be used to express such ideas visually. Cognitive linguistic research argues that metaphors are crucial in the verbal communication of abstract concepts. This article also attempts to show that metaphors are important in visual communication. The cognitive linguistic metaphor theory of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson is used here to investigate how metaphors are used to construct meaning in the drawings of cartoonist and illustrator Finn Graff and artist Saul Steinberg. The article presents a few examples of how visual devices structure the abstract concept of time. It then proceeds to explain how symbols function as metonymies and provides an overview of the different types of metaphors and how they are used to express meaning in drawings. The article concludes by attempting to provide new insights regarding the use of visual metaphors.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherHøgskolen i Oslo og Akershus
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/744/730
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subjectideational drawing
dc.subjectcognitive linguistic metaphor theory
dc.subjectmetaphor
dc.subjectmetonymy
dc.subjecteducational devices
dc.titleDrawing with Metaphors. Mediating ideational content in drawing through metaphors
dc.typeJournal article
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.date.updated2014-01-13T13:47:05Z
dc.description.versionPublished version
dc.rights.holder© Copyright The Author. All rights reserved
dc.subject.nsi140
dc.identifier.cristin1088957


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