"The Persuasive Power of Metaphor and Metonymy" – a series of seminars by Professor Jeannette Littlemore, University of Birmingham

On 11-19 May, Jeannette Littlemore, Professor at the University of Birmingham, will be a guest lecturer at the VU Kaunas Faculty. The workshops will be held in English. For more information about the workshops, please click here.

 

Jeannette Littlemore is Chair of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM) and Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. Her research interests include figurative language, the functions of metaphor and metonymy in linguistic communication, and the influence of emotion on figurative language use.

Workshop 1 (11.00 - 12.00 on Thursday, 11th May) at J. Jablonskis auditorium. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/3B36gig

 

Workshop 2 (9.30-11.30 on Friday, 12th May) at Computer room No 13. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/3Vyy8ob

On the creative use of metonymy

Workshop 3 (9.30-11.30 on Monday, 15th May) at Computer room No 13. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/3p7ZOE9

Metaphor and metonymy use in different discourse communities

Workshop 4 (9.30-11.30 on Tuesday, 16th May) at Computer room No 13. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/3HINL6S

Creative Uses of Metaphor and Metonymy in Advertising

Workshop 5 (9.30-11.30 on Wednesday, 17th May) at auditorium No 10. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/418BCPl

Children’s metaphorical responses to time, number and music

Workshop 6 (9.30-11.30 on Thursday, 18th May) at J. Jablonskis auditorium. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/44KNJ8r

Metaphor as a lens to examine intense, emotional experiences

Workshop 7 (9.30-11.30 on Friday, 19th May) at Computer room No 13. Online link to join the seminar: https://bit.ly/3NL7dU7

Variation in the Experience of Metaphor, including Metaphor use by non-typical populations