Drawing on the cognitive theory of metaphor proposed in lakoff and johnson 1980, we consider the possible effects that each. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. A particularly apt illustration of this happening is provided by elena semino 2008. Although recent work in the social and cognitive sciences has yielded clear opportunities to resolve that dispute, the divide between discourse and cognitionoriented approaches has remained. Metaphor in discourse metaphor is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else.
Metaphors to do with violence including battle,fight, etc. 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. The routledge handbook of metaphor and language taylor. The routledge handbook of metaphor and language provides a comprehensive overview of stateoftheart interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Silvestre, maria luisa renau renau, plenary speakers. By metaphor i mean the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in. The online use of violence and journey metaphors by. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Using a semantic annotation tool for the analysis of metaphor in discourse veronika kollerandrew hardiepaul raysonelena semino, lancaster university corresponding author. Semino, elena, 1964 metaphor in discourse elena semino. 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. Metaphor theory has shifted from asking whether metaphor is conceptual or linguistic to debating whether it is embodied or discursive. The routledge handbook of metaphor and language 1st.
University of west of england, frenchay campus coldharbour lane bristol england, u. The online use of violence and journey metaphors by patients with cancer, as compared with health professionals. This document pdf may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Healthcare professionals online use of violence metaphors. Pdf on may 31, 2017, elena semino and others published semino. Cambridge university press 9780521686969 metaphor in discourse elena semino excerpt more information 1 introduction. M4s38 2008 808 dc22 2008014088 isbn 9780521867306 hardback isbn 9780521686969 paperback cambridge university press has no responsibility for the persistence or. In this paper we examine the use of a set of recurring metaphors in the discourse of silvio berlusconi, the media tycoon who became italys prime minister in 1994.
Semino, elena and masci, michela 1996 politics is football. Critical metaphor analysis is then developed in a series of corpusbased studies in which analysis of collocations provides insight into the cognitive motivation and expressive connotation. The authors explore a diverse range of communities from chronic pain sufferers to nursery staff to present a detailed framework for the analysis of. This new study reconciles cognitive metaphor theory with critical discourse analysis to offer a fresh approach to the study of metaphor. Metaphor in discourse by elena semino, paperback barnes. Current approaches to metaphor analysis in discourse applications of cognitive linguistics acl book 39 by navarro i ferrando, ignasi.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Metaphor in discourse by elena semino researchgate. Pdf on may 31, 2017, elena semino and others published semino, e. Deixis and fictional minds elena semino lancaster university, uk abstract in this essay i show how marked patterns in the use of deictic expressions in literary texts can contribute to the projection of fictional minds that appear to work in nonstandard or unorthodox ways. 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. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language, and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover six key. 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. Correspondence to professor elena semino, department of linguistics and english language, lancaster university, lancaster.
In particular, we outline three projects analysing religion and. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. 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. Since the publication of susan sontag s 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. Using corpus methods to analyse metaphor in discourse. Using corpus methods to analyse metaphor in discourse metaphor in end of life care project esrc grant esj0079271.
Elena semino esrcfunded metaphor in endoflife care project andrew hardie, veronika koller, sheila payne, paul rayson and elena semino. So far as corpus linguistic methods are concerned, we follow the melc project in making use of the online corpus comparison tool wmatrix rayson, 2008. In applying this framework to a substantial corpus of texts. Metaphor distribution across word classes per register 6. Pdf a metaphor identification procedure for corpusbased mental distanceanalysis pdf from osakaue. Elena semino is a senior lecturer in the department of linguistics and english language at lancaster university. Read metaphor in discourse by elena semino, journal of sociolinguistics on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Claims about the uses and functions of metaphor in discourse. Mcenery and hardie, 2012 and discoursebased research on metaphor particularly, pragglejaz group, 2007. Figurative language, genre and register semantic scholar.
This tool allows users to upload their own data and. Download citation on feb 1, 2010, jonathan charteris. Metaphor in discourse research portal lancaster university. This text is an entry in the field of works derived from. With a focus on the application of discourse analysis to reallife problems, the contributors introduce the reader to a topic, and analyse authentic data. Elena semino metaphor is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad. Metaphor in the discourse of silvio berlusconi in italy show all authors. 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. As far as this chapter is concerned, it should be pointed out that those dealing with.
Semino relates discourse as a linguistic phenomenon to ideology as a cognitive phenomenon, with the use of metaphors serving as a link between the two. Black and others published metaphor in discourse by elena semino find, read and cite all the. Metaphor is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else. Alice deignan, jeannette littlemore, elena semino this book brings together discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cuttingedge study of figurative language in spoken and written discourse. Metaphor in discourse elena semino bok 9780521867306. Secondly, one text or piece of spoken discourse may reuse or allude to elements of other specific texts or discourses. The routledge handbook of discourse analysis is vital reading for linguistics students as well as students of communication and cultural studies, social psychology and anthropology. In this book elena semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which.
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