A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE

This thesis is a study of the ways advertisers use conceptual metaphors in order to creatively communicate with their customers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the metaphorical content of various advertisements and evaluate the creativity behind these advertisements. A conceptual framework...

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Main Author: Agarwal, Nidhi
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22127/
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description This thesis is a study of the ways advertisers use conceptual metaphors in order to creatively communicate with their customers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the metaphorical content of various advertisements and evaluate the creativity behind these advertisements. A conceptual framework was established through the evaluation of literature and a few issues were identified, which became the basis of further study. For the purpose of this study, advertisements from the August 2008 editions of two leading women magazines viz. ELLE and VOGUE for their British and Indian editions were used. A detailed analysis of the advertisements was undertaken using the theory related to conceptual metaphor. Both the textual and visual elements of the respective advertisements were given equal importance in the analysis.
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spelling nottingham-221272018-02-02T04:51:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22127/ A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE Agarwal, Nidhi This thesis is a study of the ways advertisers use conceptual metaphors in order to creatively communicate with their customers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the metaphorical content of various advertisements and evaluate the creativity behind these advertisements. A conceptual framework was established through the evaluation of literature and a few issues were identified, which became the basis of further study. For the purpose of this study, advertisements from the August 2008 editions of two leading women magazines viz. ELLE and VOGUE for their British and Indian editions were used. A detailed analysis of the advertisements was undertaken using the theory related to conceptual metaphor. Both the textual and visual elements of the respective advertisements were given equal importance in the analysis. 2008 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22127/1/nids.pdf Agarwal, Nidhi (2008) A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) English metaphor advertising creativity text-image relations idioms
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metaphor
advertising
creativity
text-image relations
idioms
Agarwal, Nidhi
A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE
title A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE
title_full A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE
title_fullStr A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE
title_full_unstemmed A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE
title_short A study of metaphors in advertising in Indian and UK editions of ELLE and VOGUE
title_sort study of metaphors in advertising in indian and uk editions of elle and vogue
topic English
metaphor
advertising
creativity
text-image relations
idioms
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22127/