A critical study of metaphors in the economic field

Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2016/2017This assignment has as main point to explain the process in which metaphors are understood as a cognitive linguistic process. Having several theories that differently interpret this procedure, two different theories are chosen to be tested. These theories are Blending theory and Conceptual Metaphor theory. Firstly, in this work, both theories are explained, and the differences and equalities between them are discussed. In a second part of the assignment, a set of metaphors are analysed in order to find which theory best accounts for how metaphors are structured as a cognitive process. Finally, results from the previous analysis are discussed in order to find a conclusion