Textual Metaphor

1. ‘Figurative Text Phenomena and Text Metaphtonymy’ Dr Charles DenrocheUniversity of Westminster, London, United Kingdom 1st International Symposium on Figurative Thought and LanguageSaturday 26 April 2014, 16.30 – 17.00

3. 1 You know when your mum's coming round to your flat and you give the place a quick tidy? Well that's exactly what we're doing. Except our "flat" is London and our "mum" is the rest of the world coming round. So we're cleaning London in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games. But that's a big job so we're asking people like you to lend us a hand. We have litter to pick, graffiti to scrub, and flowers to plant. To help London look its best just go to P&GCapitalcleanup.com. Come on. Make your mum proud. (Feb 2012, London Underground.)

5. 2 Andrew handled his sensitivity and reactivity somewhat differently. Andrew’s style was to turn a deaf ear to Gwen. She referred to this as “the deep freeze”. He was civil, even polite, but completely unavailable. Gwen had learned it was best to leave Andrew alone until he was ready to interact. Trying to talk with him when he pulled back was like cornering a fox, which will bite when trapped. It was hard for Gwen when Andrew walled her out. (Schnarch, D. 2002. Resolving Sexual Problems and Rejuvenating Your Relationship. New York: Harper Collins, p142.) 5

7. 3 10. The Kylie Affair – It was hell at times, living inside that bubble. There were times when it really got to me, it really did upset me. But now it’s all water off a duck’s back. For the past six months, I’ve just kind of kept my head down and kept away from it all, and got on with my work. (‘Ten Things You Need to Know about James Gooding’. 3 Sept 2004. London Time Out. p14.) 7

9. 4 … Not a bad place to be. / Yet it doesn't suit me. // Being one of the men / You meet of an afternoon: / Palsied old step-takers, / Hare-eyed clerks with the jitters, // Waxed-fleshed out-patients / Still vague from accidents, / And characters in long coats / Deep in the litter-baskets - // All dodging the toad work / By being stupid or weak. … (Larkin, P. 1964. ‘Toads Revisited’ from The Whitsun Weddings. London: Faber. p18-19.) 9

11. Textual Metaphor You know when your mum's coming round to your flat and you give the place a quick tidy? Well that's exactly what we're doing. Except our "flat" is London and our "mum" is the rest of the world coming round. So we're cleaning London in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games. But that's a big job so we're asking people like you to lend us a hand. We have litter to pick, graffiti to scrub, and flowers to plant. To help London look its best just go to P&GCapitalcleanup.com. Come on. Make your mum proud. 11

12. Textual Metaphor You know when your mum's coming round to your flat and you give the place a quick tidy? Well that's exactly what we're doing. Except our "flat" is London and our "mum" is the rest of the world coming round. So we're cleaning London in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games. But that's a big job so we're asking people like you to lend us a hand. We have litter to pick, graffiti to scrub, and flowers to plant. To help London look its best just go to P&GCapitalcleanup.com. Come on. Make your mum proud. 12

13. Textual Metonymy Andrew handled his sensitivity and reactivity somewhat differently. Andrew’s style was to turn a deaf ear to Gwen. She referred to this as “the deep freeze”. He was civil, even polite, but completely unavailable. Gwen had learned it was best to leave Andrew alone until he was ready to interact. Trying to talk with him when he pulled back was like cornering a fox, which will bite when trapped. It was hard for Gwen when Andrew walled her out. 13

14. Textual Metonymy Andrew handled his sensitivity and reactivity somewhat differently. Andrew’s style was to turn a deaf ear to Gwen. She referred to this as “the deep freeze”. He was civil, even polite, but completely unavailable. Gwen had learned it was best to leave Andrew alone until he was ready to interact. Trying to talk with him when he pulled back was like cornering a fox, which will bite when trapped. It was hard for Gwen when Andrew walled her out. 14

15. Discourse Metaphor 10. The Kylie Affair – It was hell at times, living inside that bubble. There were times when it really got to me, it really did upset me. But now it’s all water off a duck’s back. For the past six months, I’ve just kind of kept my head down and kept away from it all, and got on with my work. 15

16. Discourse Metaphor 10. The Kylie Affair – It was hell at times, living inside that bubble. There were times when it really got to me, it really did upset me. But now it’s all water off a duck’s back. For the past six months, I’ve just kind of kept my head down and kept awayfrom it all, and got on with my work. 16

17. Discourse Metonymy … Not a bad place to be. Yet it doesn't suit me. Being one of the men You meet of an afternoon: Palsied old step-takers, Hare-eyed clerks with the jitters, Waxed-fleshed out-patients Still vague from accidents, And characters in long coats Deep in the litter-baskets - All dodging the toad work By being stupid or weak. … 17

18. Discourse Metonymy … Not a bad place to be. Yet it doesn't suit me. Being one of the men You meet of an afternoon: Palsied old step-takers, Hare-eyed clerks with the jitters, Waxed-fleshed out-patients Still vague from accidents, And characters in long coats Deep in the litter-baskets - All dodging the toad work By being stupid or weak. … 18