<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> From a Cognitive Linguistics standpoint the paper looks at how Serbian university students of both sexes apply 20 animal names to women and their physical or mental traits. The paper aims to show (1) what animal names are used as positive or negative metaphors for women; (2) whether the same animal imagery is used by both sexes in semantic derogation of women; and (3) whether male students exhibit a higher degree of semantic derogation of women compared to female students</p></abstract>

From a Cognitive Linguistics standpoint the paper looks at how Serbian university students of both sexes apply 20 animal names to women and their physical or mental traits. The paper aims to show (1) what animal names are used as positive or negative metaphors for women; (2) whether the same animal imagery is used by both sexes in semantic derogation of women; and (3) whether male students exhibit a higher degree of semantic derogation of women compared to female students

ANIMAL METAPHORS AND SEMANTIC DEROGATION – DO WOMEN THINK DIFFERENTLY FROM MEN?

University of Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Economics Kamenička 6, Belgrade, Serbia

Gender Studies

From a Cognitive Linguistics standpoint the paper looks at how Serbian university students of both sexes apply 20 animal names to women and their physical or...

ANIMAL METAPHORS AND SEMANTIC DEROGATION – DO WOMEN THINK DIFFERENTLY FROM MEN?

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 319 - 332

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0020

Keywords
animal metaphor, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, semantic derogation, Serbian

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ANIMAL METAPHORS AND SEMANTIC DEROGATION – DO WOMEN THINK DIFFERENTLY FROM MEN?

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 319 - 332

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0020

Keywordsanimal metaphor, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, semantic derogation, Serbian

This content is open access.

Keywords
animal metaphor, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, semantic derogation, Serbian