METAPHORS IN COPYWRITING

Tamar Khvedelidze

Authors

Tamar Khvedelidze

Keywords:

metaphor, creative work, copywriting, decoder’s background knowledge

Abstract

This paper explores the creating, functioning and decoding processes of metaphor in copywriting and discusses the results based on the emotional background of a decoder. In addition, the significance of creative work, the conceptual and linguistic bases of metaphor are examined and the emphasis is placed on the background knowledge and a mood of a decoder. Moreover, the significance of how the intended message is formed and delivered to the decoder is discussed. The data-based analysis and survey as well as the comparative method were used to analyse the findings of the research. The goals of the paper are as follows: 1. To show the importance of metaphor for creative thinking and creative work as well as to demonstrate the function and significance of metaphor in copywriting. 2. To reveal the building process of an intention in metaphor and define the difference between a metaphor and other stylistic or cognitive figures of speech. 3. To define the significance of the educational, cultural and emotional background knowledge of the target audience in the process of decoding metaphor. The empirical data of this paper embrace the relevant examples from social networking sites.

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Author Biography

Tamar Khvedelidze

The author of the present article is a PHD student at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU). She works in the field of stylistics. Her current research interest is studying the transformation and decoding process of multimodal metaphor into visual (film) based on written text. The author works as an English teacher at Tbilisi State University, and has a relevant experience.