<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Metaphorical nomination is peculiar in every language, it is related to reality and world view perception, it also reveals the traits of nation mentality. However, there are universal models of metaphorical nomination. In both languages, special concepts can be nominated according to similar areas, e.g. human body, its physiological and mental peculiarities, mode of life, fauna, flora, objects of natural world, etc.</p><p>The aim of this article is to analyse tendencies of metaphorical nominations in IT terminology in English and Lithuanian languages, reveal universalities and peculiarities of metaphorical nomination models. Research data of Lithuanian metaphorical terms and their English equivalents show that semantic loan-words constitute the major part of Lithuanian metaphorical terms. Consequently, their metaphorical meanings are borrowed but a substantial part of them are fairly motivated in the Lithuanian language and only a small part of them have a doubtful motivation. Having analysed various ways of metaphorical transference it is possible to claim that figurative nomination of concepts is the most universal with reference to flora names and items of mode of life. It is noted that there is a tendency to nominate concepts meaning particular objects in both English and Lithuanian languages whereas analogies of abstract things are less abundant.</p></abstract>

Metaphorical nomination is peculiar in every language, it is related to reality and world view perception, it also reveals the traits of nation mentality. However, there are universal models of metaphorical nomination. In both languages, special concepts can be nominated according to similar areas, e.g. human body, its physiological and mental peculiarities, mode of life, fauna, flora, objects of natural world, etc.The aim of this article is to analyse tendencies of metaphorical nominations in IT terminology in English and Lithuanian languages, reveal universalities and peculiarities of metaphorical nomination models. Research data of Lithuanian metaphorical terms and their English equivalents show that semantic loan-words constitute the major part of Lithuanian metaphorical terms. Consequently, their metaphorical meanings are borrowed but a substantial part of them are fairly motivated in the Lithuanian language and only a small part of them have a doubtful motivation. Having analysed various ways of metaphorical transference it is possible to claim that figurative nomination of concepts is the most universal with reference to flora names and items of mode of life. It is noted that there is a tendency to nominate concepts meaning particular objects in both English and Lithuanian languages whereas analogies of abstract things are less abundant.

Metaphorical Nomination in IT Terminology in Lithuanian and English Languages

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Metaphorical nomination is peculiar in every language, it is related to reality and world view perception, it also reveals the traits of nation mentality....

Metaphorical Nomination in IT Terminology in Lithuanian and English Languages

Published Online: Jun 20, 2019

Page range: 84 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2019-0006

Keywords
metaphor, conceptual metaphor, metaphorical term, nomination, semantic loan-translation

© 2019 Vilija Celiešienė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Metaphorical Nomination in IT Terminology in Lithuanian and English Languages

Published Online: Jun 20, 2019

Page range: 84 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2019-0006

Keywordsmetaphor, conceptual metaphor, metaphorical term, nomination, semantic loan-translation

© 2019 Vilija Celiešienė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
metaphor, conceptual metaphor, metaphorical term, nomination, semantic loan-translation