Types of Grammatical Metaphors in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Grammatical Metaphor (GM) is a new language phenomenon established in the framework of functional grammar by Halliday (1985). According to Thompson (2004), the primary source of GM is 'Nominalization,' which occurs when a noun form attempts to represent a verb form, or when a verb form with a distinct process is represented in a noun form. He goes on to say that any phrasing should be metaphorical or consistent. The plot of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was investigated in this study in search of GMs used throughout the first two chapters. This study attempted to uncover occurrences of GM nominalization types in the first two chapters of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and provide solutions. The congruent wordings were then matched to metaphorical wordings to determine the lexical density of each phrasing. Concordance software was used to calculate the lexical density. The study's findings demonstrated, in a very clear way, the advantage of GM in adult writing, which Halliday (1985) claims is one of the notable characteristics of GM. The statistical results demonstrated that the use of GM enhances lexical density, which Halliday (2004) claims is one of the other important aspects of GM. Some consequences for academic writing and reading, as well as for teachers involved, can be made from the findings of this study.