From Dark Paradise To Kintsugi: Conceptual Metaphors Of Emotional Distress, Agency, And Repair In Six Lana Del Rey Songs (2012–2023)
Auteurs : Nguyen Anh Tuan .
Résumé
A qualitative comparison of six Lana Del Rey songs examines 15 lyric anchors, including one literal control. Scenario readings connect metaphorical images to agency and competing interpretations. A recurring mental-war image in Ride and Get Free supports different narrative choices. No corpus-wide frequencies are claimed.
Mots clés
agency ; conceptual metaphor ; discourse ; lyrics ; metaphor identification
