Among Deutero-Isaiah's many metaphors for God are “father” and “mother.” Five pericopes clearly use one or both of these images. The parent imagery appears alongside, and interacts with, other metaphors for God. Thus, the implications of the images of father and mother vary grea…
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To become an independent nation after the Soviet Union's collapse, the ruling Kazakh elite and Kazakh language medium school administrators struggle to restore ethnic nationality consciousness, consolidate the Kazakhs' political power at the government and school levels, and imp…
This study is a historical comparison of the use of gendered metaphors in the recording of the Israelite/Assyrian encounter (9th –7th centuries BCE). Beginning with the assumption that gendered language is a tool of ideology expressed metaphorically, the study examines the manip…
The English Puritans who came to the New World had to cross over the Atlantic Ocean. For many of them this experience paralleled that of ancient Israel. God had called his people from Egypt, over the Red Sea, to Canaan, the promised land. "Crossing over" for the Puritans meant a…
This is a qualitative study which draws on the interpretivist tradition to research the processes by which Chartered Accountant (CA) students begin to develop their sense of professional identity. The thesis draws upon recent research on identity in early professional learning, …
People have been watching birds fly for thousands of years. The apparent magic of their ability has captured and stimulated the imagination of countless cultures. The bird's agility and maneuverability has also inspired the creative ingenuity of aerodynamic engineers. This study…
This study investigated the American and Arabian perception of similarity in metaphors and their structurally related similes. The inclusion of two culturally distinct groups in the study broadened our understanding of the different aspects of concepts that people in each cultur…
Situated within the framework of the conceptual metaphor theory, this dissertation focuses on metaphorically extended uses of motion events, using a crosslinguistic-developmental perspective. The dissertation research has two major goals, corresponding to two different sets of s…
In Western culture, gender as the dualism of man over (and over against) woman is correlated with other sets of binary oppositions, forming a double braid of gender around which are woven both perception and cultural practice. Light over darkness, sun over moon, and activity ove…
Metaphors, alongside maps, are important tools in geography. More than just a form of figurative language which helps represent space, metaphors play a fundamental role in shaping geographical theory and practice. They have been shown to influence conceptual systems at both an i…