"While the Ball is in the Air”: Metaphors and Humor in the 2018 World Cup Commentaries.
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Bekar, Mira & Takovski, Aleksandar
Abstract
Metaphors and humour are pervasive elements occurring in many spoken genres, among which, the genre of sport commentaries. Football commentators tend to use war metaphors to highlight the competitive nature of the sport while at the same time making the spectacle and its communication more exciting and vivid (Charteris-Black 2004; Nordin 2008). Punning and humour are additionally used as strategies to engage the audience into the game (Chovanec, 2005). In this respect our research tends to analyze the use of metaphors and humour by Macedonian TV commentators during the World Cup 2018 and discuss their role and contribution to the ‘vividness’ of the sports language.
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