• Original research article
  • November 1, 2016
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SPANISH COMPUTER METAPHORS CLASSIFICATION BY NATURE OF CONNOTATIVE MEANING

Abstract

The article undertakes an attempt to classify Spanish computer terms-metaphors by nature of connotative meaning. The basic types of computer terms-metaphors in the Spanish language are identified and analyzed. The dominant type is determined. Features of formation and functioning of such terms-metaphors are considered. The basic problems for further study are formulated.

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Author information

Elena Alekseevna Ivlieva

Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in St. Petersburg

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  • Published: November 1, 2016.

Keywords

  • информатика
  • термин
  • метафора
  • коннотации
  • прямые заимствования
  • computer science
  • term
  • metaphor
  • connotations
  • direct borrowings

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