Based on conceptual metaphor theory and speech act, this study aims to examine the communicative functions of language use by analyzing texts used in Seoul’s urban design. Considering that life in a modern society is based on the ecosystem of its cities, the importance of urban design in increasingly felt by modern individuals who share limited space and move along predetermined routes. According to El-Khoury and Robbins (2004), urban design is both an abstract and relative concept, and the purpose of a city can be interpreted differently according to differences in experience and perspective. Conceptual metaphorical language expressions not only have a communicative function but also provide the hearer with a certain perspective by concretizing the events or phenomena indicated by the speaker. Metaphorical language expressions based on metaphors created by the speaker perform speech acts by serving as an effective means of persuasion and communication (Searle 1979). We examine the linguistic aspects based on the metaphor of the development of illocutionary forces in Seoul’s urban design texts.

1. 서론
2. 서울 도시디자인의 개념화
3. 서울 도시디자인 텍스트의 이론적 분석 방법
    3.1. 텍스트와 개념적 은유
    3.2. 개념적 은유와 화행
    3.3. 서울 도시디자인 텍스트의 성격
4. 서울 도시디자인 텍스트 분석
    4.1. 서울 도시의 은유
    4.2. 서울 도시디자인의 은유
5. 결론

• 전윤영(Doctoral candidate, College of Liberal Arts, Korea University; 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-ku, Seoul 02841, Korea) | Yoon-Young Jeon
• 정유진(Associate professor, College of Liberal Arts, Korea University; 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-ku, Seoul 02841, Korea) | Eugene Chung Corresponding Author