I'm not sure if any of the source novels are romances according to the definition I've been using, but maybe one is. They do have romantic elements. The novels used are:
Proud Mary / Iris Gower. – London : Corgi Books, 1984.
Bloodline / Sidney Sheldon. – New York : Time Warner Trade Publishing, 1988.
Nothing Lasts Forever / Sidney Sheldon. – New York : Warner Books, 1995.
Five Days in Paris / Danielle Steel. – London : Corgi Books, 1995.
Here's the abstract:
The article applies to the theory of conceptual metaphor to give a detailed analysis of how metaphor-based schemata provide the realization of the concept of LOVE in modern romance novels. The results of nominative unit semantic analysis have allowed us to distinguish such topic domains as elements of nature, natural phenomena, and natural geo-complexes which are of primary importance in creating an image of deep, desperate, and long-lasting love. These images are also formed by the conceptual field “love feelings – natural phenomena”.
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this study aims to apply the achievements of cognitive science and the theory of conceptual metaphor in particular, to give an analysis of how metaphor-based schemata provide the romantic feelings representation in modern romance novels. (55)
I'm not sure if any of the source novels are romances according to the definition I've been using, but maybe one is. They do have romantic elements. The novels used are:
Here's the abstract:
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