%0 Journal Article
%T A Study of Multimodal Metaphors in Newspaper Cartoons Representing COVID-19
%A Tingyu Chu
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 9
%N 9
%P 1-10
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2022
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1109245
%X Based on Forceville¡¯s (1996) multimodal metaphor theory, the present study analyzes the multimodal metaphors in 6 newspaper cartoons representing COVID-19, exploring how pictorial and verbal means of expression are used to create multimodal metaphors. The results show that 1) Pictorial mode, verbal mode, and verbal & pictorial mode are the major modes used in the multimodal metaphorical representations; 2) The embodied aspects of the source domains are often complemented by socio-cultural knowledge.
%K Multimodal Metaphors
%K Newspaper Cartoons
%K COVID-19
%K Pictorial Mode
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6780977