Metaphorical Constructions in the Age of COVID-19 Pandemic
Table 1: Source domains for COVID-19 metaphorization
| № | Source domain | Quantity | Percentage |
| 1 | Covid-19 pandemic – war | 36 | 33% |
| 2 | Covid-19 pandemic – natural disaster | 32 | 29% |
| 3 | Covid-19 pandemic – human being | 19 | 17% |
| 4 | Covid-19 pandemic – killer | 11 | 10% |
| 5 | Covid-19 pandemic – sport race/competition | 6 | 6% |
| 6 | Covid-19 pandemic – traveller | 3 | 3% |
| 7 | Covid-19 pandemic – threat | 2 | 2% |