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Metaphor in specialist discourse /

Metaphor in Specialist Discourse presents multiple perspectives on metaphor use in specialist and popularized discourse contexts. Using genre and register as starting parameters for deeper exploration, and pushing the boundaries further to open up new areas and possibilities, ten independent article...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Herrmann, J. Berenike (Editor ), Sardinha, Tony Berber (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Colección:Metaphor in language, cognition, and communication ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Metaphor in Specialist Discourse; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; Section I. Introduction; Metaphor in specialist discourse: Investigating metaphor use in specific and popularized discourse contexts; 1. Idea for the book; 2. Theoretical framework and methodologies; 3. Overview; Acknowledgments; References; Section II. Metaphor variation in specialist discourse; Register variation and metaphor use: A multi-dimensional perspective; 1. Introduction; 2. The multi-feature multi-dimensional approach; 3. Method; 3.1 Corpus
  • 3.2 Metaphor identification3.3 Tagging; 3.4 Variables; 4. Results; 4.1 Question 1: Relationship between metaphor and previous dimensions of variation; 4.2 Question 2: Dimensions of variation; 4.3 Question 3: Significance of register distinctions; 4.4 Question 4: Cutting across register differences; 5. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix; Metaphors in psychology genres: Counseling vs. academic lectures; 1. Introduction; 2. The corpora; 2.1 The counseling corpus; 2.2 The academic lecture corpus; 3. Method; 3.1 The target domains; 3.2 Identification of linguistic metaphors
  • 3.3 Grouping metaphorical expressions and formulating conceptual metaphors4. Results; 4.1 Love metaphors; 4.2 anger metaphors; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Section III. Metaphor in specific contexts; Payback and punishment: Figurative language in Scottish penal policy; 1. Introduction; 2. Context of the present analysis; 3. Method; 4. Findings from automatic frequency analysis; 4.1 Most frequent figuratively-used lexical words; 4.2 Payback; 5. Findings from manual analysis; 5.1 Deliver; 5.2 Manage, management; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References
  • They have to die for the goals: War metaphors in English and German football radio commentary1. Football
  • A popularised specialist discourse domain; 2. Methodology; 2.1 Metaphor identification; 2.2 Quantitative analysis; 2.3 Qualitative analysis; 3. Corpus design; 3.1 Why radio commentaries?; 3.2 Compilation of the corpus; 4. Results; 4.1 Quantitative analysis; 4.2 Qualitative analysis; 5. Comparison; 6. Specialist terms, specialist metaphor; References
  • The production line as a context for low metaphoricity: Exploring links between gestures, iconicity, and artefacts on a factory shop floor1. Introduction; 1.1 Gestures, metonymy, and metaphor; 1.2 The relationship between metaphor and metonymy; 2. The salmon factory; 3. Methods; 4. Types of gestures at the salmon factory; 4.1 Conversational gesturing; 4.2 Technical gesturing; 5. Discussion; 6. Gesture, metaphor, and language; Acknowledgements; References; Section IV. Metaphor in science writing