In the last chapter, we noted that some metaphorical formulations have a history of their own. Dec 16, 2015 this chapter introduces the overall purpose, theoretical background, and structure of this collective volume. Methodological problems in the analysis of metaphors. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The adaptation of metaphors across genres elena semino. The database is being developed as a resource to be used both as a knowledge base on conceptual metaphors in italian and their lexical expressions, and to enrich general lexical resources. Metaphor in educational discourse advances in applied. Eduard hovy louisphilippe morency ekaterina shutova submitted in partial ful. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to many different types of communication, from informal.
A computerassisted approach to the analysis of metaphor variation across genres. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to many. Abstract metaphor in educational discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates vygotskys theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. A pragmaticargumentative approach applying to the case of diabetes care the purpose of this article is to investigate metaphors as argumentative devices in the context of communication in chronic care and, more specifically, in diabetes care. Elena semino supervises 6 postgraduate research students. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it. Instead we will focus on how the identification and analysis of metaphor are carried out within the cognitive approach. Computational modeling of metaphor in discourse hyeju jang august 25, 2017 language technologies institute school of computer science carnegie mellon university pittsburgh, pa 152 thesis committee. Metaphor in discourse by elena semino 9780521867306. Analyzing metaphor in discourse workshop event endorsed by association for researching and applying metaphor instructor. Crosscultural variation in deliberate metaphor interpretation andreas musolff university of east anglia the distinction between deliberate and non deliberate metaphors has been developed within a fivestep framework steen of metaphor production.
In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to many different types of communication, from informal interaction to political. In this 2008 book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to many different types of communication, from informal interaction to political speeches. Since both persuasive and narrative discourses in contemporary society increasingly draw on. We start with our initial motivation, advancing the empirical study of metaphor in specialist discourse. Using corpus methods to analyse metaphor in discourse metaphor in end of life care project esrc grant esj0079271. Using a semantic annotation tool for the analysis of metaphor in. A discourse dynamics approach to metaphor situated within a complexitydynamic systems perspective is developed. Using corpus methods to analyse metaphor in discourse.
I am director of the esrc centre for corpus approaches to social science i hold a visiting professorship in the faculty of foreign languages at fuzhou university in china. Metaphor identification and analysis within the cognitive paradigm we have no space here for considering the different ways in which metaphor has been defined and analysed over time within different theories and models. By metaphor i mean the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think. There are a few corners of the digital world that i leave unvisited in order to preserve my sanity, namely the dark net, my exs facebook page, and youtube comments. Matching our goal, depicting metaphor use across a range of specialist domains and communities of discourse, we give an overview of the individual. Cambridge university press 9780521686969 metaphor in discourse elena semino excerpt more information 1 introduction. In applying this framework to a substantial corpus of texts. Although a growing body of research into youtube interaction has developed descriptions of user experience on the site, empirical studies of the youtube video page and discourse analysis of user interaction are rare. Metaphor is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else. The use of metaphor as a tool to uncover peoples ideas, attitudes, and values through analysis of discourse is demonstrated and illustrated with data collected in a social science research project. There is something surprising about the wonderful contributions in this volume on metaphor and discourse. Using a semantic annotation tool for the analysis of metaphor in discourse. Opinion pages that include columns by wellknown automotive writ ers like brock yates, the editors pages, and letters to the editor.
Battle metaphors for cancer can be harmful lancaster university. Veronika kollerandrew hardiepaul raysonelena semino, lancaster. Elena semino is the author of metaphor in discourse 4. Metaphor in discourse elena semino bok 9780521867306. Metaphor in educational discourse open research online. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to many different types of communication, from informal interaction to political speeches. University of west of england, frenchay campus coldharbour lane bristol england, u. Battle metaphors for cancer can be harmful lancaster. But it is also possible that the meaning to cause a change in cognitive state has become conventionalized as a pos. Elena semino a cognitive stylistic approach to mind style in narrative fiction argues that a cognitive stylistic approach to literary texts is particularly suitable for the analysis of mind style, the reflection in language of particular conceptual structures and cognitive habits typical for an individuals world view. In this paper, a cognitive approach to metaphor translation in literary discourse is used, with a reference to a collection of short stories by a famous russian writer vasily shukshin 19291974 and their translations in english. Although a growing body of research into youtube interaction has developed descriptions of user experience on the site, empirical studies of the youtube video page and discourse analysis of user interaction are. Speech, writing and thought presentation in a corpus of. Pdf on may 31, 2017, elena semino and others published semino, e.
As a result of analysis 8 binary metaphorical constructions, verbalized by two components, one of which is positively marked pm, the other one have been negatively nm identified. Pdf this paper focuses on metaphor and the interpretation of metaphor in a discourse setting. Metaphor in discourse metaphor is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else. Metaphor studies has over the past 30 years become a discipline in its own right, mainly because of the cognitive linguistic claim that metaphors characterize thought, not just language. In addition to furthering our knowledge of the characteristics of academic discourse, its focus on methodology will be helpful to those concerned with the methodological aspects of metaphor analysis. Conceptual metaphor in discourses of women and marriage in. Crosscultural variation in deliberate metaphor interpretation. Discourse relations and default inferences in metaphor interpretation rodrigo agerri school of computer science university of birmingham, uk email.
Matching our goal, depicting metaphor use across a range of specialist domains and communities of discourse, we give an overview of the individual articles. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to. If these students have produced research profiles, these are listed below. Analyzing metaphor in discourse 3 photos education. Discourse relations and default inferences in metaphor. Cognitive approach to metaphor translation in literary. Claims about the uses and functions of metaphor in discourse benefit from largescale analyses that combine qualitative and. Metaphor distribution across word classes per register 6. Since the publication of susan sontags highly influential illness as metaphor in 1979, many studies have provided followup analyses on her critique of metaphors for cancer, but none have investigated her claims about the uses and implications of. The paper deals with the analysis of german chancellor angela merkels metaphoric image in the german press. It begins with a definition of metaphor as the phenomenon by which we talk, and potentially, think about something in term of something else 1. Extended metaphor in automobile fan discourse source.
Each chapter investigates metaphors whose identification and interpretation depend on the copresence of at least two of the following modalities. The metaphor love is a journey in english and vietnamese phan thi huong department of foreign languages, vinh university, 182 le duan street, vinh, nghean, vietnam received 15 september 2011 abstract metaphor has been studied for a long time by many linguists. But most metaphor scholars hitherto focus exclusively on its purely verbal expressions. Gerard steen metaphor lab amsterdam professor of language and communication, university of amsterdam organizers. Conceptual metaphors reflect general conceptions of women and marriage in seventeenthcentury comedy.
Battle metaphors for cancer can be harmful 4 november 2014 09. Elena semino is a senior lecturer in the department of linguistics and english language at lancaster university. This paper describes the main features of the italian metaphor database, buing built at the university of perugia italy. Statistical analysis of the linguistic material allowed to conclude that the. Through the comparison of molieres the school for husbands 1661 and the school for wives 1662 with wycherleys the country wife 1675, the author of the present paper analyzes metaphors depicting womens position and marriage in contemporary english and french society. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours.
Using corpus methods to analyse metaphor in discourse metaphor in end of life care project esrc grant esj0079271 centre for corpus approaches to social science esrc grant esk0021551. Metaphor in educational discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates vygotskys theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. Sep 04, 2008 metaphor is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else. Using a semantic annotation tool for research on metaphor in. This chapter introduces the overall purpose, theoretical background, and structure of this collective volume. Simile, metaphor, and personification by deborah pfingston. In this paper i consider the ways in which a metaphor that was first introduced in an article on pain mechanisms published in science has been adapted and developed in a selection of texts that can be broadly described as educational. Musical pitches are understood as objects organized in space. This volume is the first booklength study to investigate multimodal occurrences of metaphor, and is of interest to scholars interested in metaphor as well as in multimodal discourse. Piller extended metaphor in automobile fan discourse 487 5. Discourse history in a metaphor corpus springerlink. Metaphor in musical discourse the conceptualization of. Issn 09639470 metadata only available from this repository. Metaphor in musical discourse the conceptualization of music in academic and news texts nina julich leipzig university like time, the concept of music is almost exclusively referred to in terms of metaphor.
I was head of the department of linguistics and english language at lancaster in the periods 201114 and 201518. Stephen pihlaja braves the last of these domains in his monograph antagonism on youtube. She serves on the editorial board of critical approaches to discourse analysis across disciplines and metaphor and the social world. Elena semino is a senior lecturer in the department of linguistics and. Deliberate metaphors invite the addressee to pay special attention to their cross. This book focuses on the ways in which metaphor contributes to the development of internet arguments, known as drama, particularly on youtube.
The discourse dynamics approach to metaphor and metaphorled. Using a semantic annotation tool for research on metaphor. The routledge handbook of metaphor and language open. The discourse dynamics approach to metaphor and metaphor. The metaphor love is a journey in english and vietnamese. Metaphor is like analogy 203 give, which normally means to cause a change in possession, is mapped onto something like to cause a change in cognitive state centner 1975. Metaphor in discourse by elena semino researchgate. This new study reconciles cognitive metaphor theory with critical discourse analysis to offer a fresh approach to the study of metaphor. Opinions may be expressed on any carrelated topic but most often denounce environmental protection efforts that might impact on. Metaphor in online discourse november 9, 2015 by michael toy there are a few corners of the digital world that i leave unvisited in order to preserve my sanity, namely the dark net, my exs facebook page, and youtube comments. Is the root of all evil the key difference between literary metaphors and scientific analogies are multiple, partial and emotionally charged similarities that add to the richness of poetry, but they detract from understanding in science pinker. On the one hand, the various studies of how metaphor permeates diverse types of discourse provide additional evidence for theories that emphasize the prominence of metaphor in thought, language, and culture.
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