Abstract:
This qualitative study explores the metaphors of football in the English commentaries of
football commentators in Ghana. It was hinged on Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) Conceptual
Metaphor Theory (CMT) and the design was textual analytical method. Through the
purposive sampling technique, two football commentaries from two football commentators
in Ghana namely, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah and Nana Kwadwo Gyasi were selected for
analysis. The analysis revealed that football is conceptualized in terms of varied source
domain. Specifically, thirteen conceptual metaphors of football were identified. Out of this,
seven were categorized as structural metaphors, two as orientational metaphors and four as
ontological metaphors. It was also revealed that the identified metaphors were precipitated
by varied influences of the commentator’s interaction with their physical environment.
This study suggested further studies in metaphor in the area of football language using
another language and theory. It is recommended that the conceptual metaphors of football
in a Ghanaian language be investigated.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of English Education,
Faculty of Foreign Languages submitted to the school of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(English Language)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MARCH, 2025
