Researching And Applying Metaphor

Author : Graham Low,Alice Deignan,Lynne Cameron,Zazie Todd
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027223807

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Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World by Graham Low,Alice Deignan,Lynne Cameron,Zazie Todd Pdf

It has become increasingly clear that metaphor needs to be explored in terms of the social and discourse context in which it is used, especially where the aim is to address real-world problems. The notion of 'real world' metaphor research has been developed to describe this important area of investigation. This book starts by describing the nature and scope of real world metaphor research and then illustrates, through 17 detailed, mainly empirically-based studies, the different areas it can apply to, and different methodologies that can be employed. Research problems are explored in areas such as artificial intelligence, language teaching and learning, reconciliation dialogue, university lecture discourse, poetry and wine description. Methods include corpus analysis, experimentation, discourse analysis, cross-cultural analysis and genre analysis. In each case the empirical studies refer back to Gibbs's opening overview of real-world research. The result is an invaluable and cross-referenced collection of papers addressing real-world problems.

Author : Graham Low,Lynne Cameron
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521649641

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Researching and Applying Metaphor by Graham Low,Lynne Cameron Pdf

This book demonstrates how metaphor needs to be researched using multiple methods of investigation.

Author : Lynne Cameron,Robert Maslen
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Metaphor
ISBN : 1845534476

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Metaphor Analysis by Lynne Cameron,Robert Maslen Pdf

This work describes practice in the analysis of metaphor on real-world discourse. The contributors have all had to find ways to deal with methodological issues in their own research and have developed techniques that are brought together here.

Author : Michael Hanne,Anna A. Kaal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429859977

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Narrative and Metaphor in Education by Michael Hanne,Anna A. Kaal Pdf

Human beings rely equally on narrative (or storytelling) and metaphor (or analogy) for making sense of the world. Narrative and Metaphor in Education integrates the two perspectives of narrative and metaphor in educational theory and practice at every level from pre-school to lifelong civic education. Bringing together outstanding educational researchers, the book interweaves for the first time the rich strand of current research about how narrative may be used productively in education with more fragmentary research on the role of metaphor in education and invites readers to ‘look both ways.’ The book consists of research by 40 academics from many countries and disciplines, describing and analysing the intricate connections between narrative and metaphor as they manifest themselves in many fields of education, including: concepts of education, teacher identity and reflective practice, teaching across cultures, teaching science and history, using digital and visual media in teaching, fostering reconciliation in a postcolonial context, special needs education, civic and social education and educational policy-making. It is unique in combining study of the narrative perspective and the metaphor perspective, and in exploring such a comprehensive range of topics in education. Narrative and Metaphor in Education will be of great interest to academics and researchers in the fields of education and educational policy, as well as teacher educators, practising and future teachers. It will also appeal to psychologists, sociologists, applied linguists and communications specialists.

Author : Elena Semino,Zsófia Demjén
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317374701

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The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language by Elena Semino,Zsófia Demjén Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. 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 areas: Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory; Methodological approaches to metaphor and language, discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts, images and gestures, as well as the use of corpus linguistics; Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages; Functional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling; The applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations; Language, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor is a must-have survey of this key field, and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.

Author : Mara Sophia Zanotto,Lynne Cameron,Marilda do Couto Cavalcanti
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027254176

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Confronting Metaphor in Use by Mara Sophia Zanotto,Lynne Cameron,Marilda do Couto Cavalcanti Pdf

It is timely for researchers to approach metaphor as social and situated, as a matter of language and discourse, and not just as a matter of thought. Over the last twenty five years, scholars have come to appreciate in depth the cognitive, motivated and embodied nature of metaphor, but have tended to background the linguistic form of metaphor and have largely ignored how this connects to its role in the discourses in which our lives are constructed and lived. This book brings language and social dimensions into the picture, offering snapshots of metaphor use in real language and in real lives across the very different cultures of Europe and Brazil and contributing to the theorizing of metaphor in discourse.

Author : Gerard J. Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027291851

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Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage by Gerard J. Steen Pdf

Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of conventionalization. In order to produce converging evidence for this theory of metaphor, a wide range of data is currently being studied with a large array of methods and techniques. Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage aims to map the field of this development in theory and research from a methodological perspective. It raises the question when exactly evidence for metaphor in language and thought can be said to count as converging. It also goes into the various stages of producing such evidence (conceptualization, operationalization, data collection and analysis, and interpretation). The book offers systematic discussion of eight distinct areas of metaphor research that emerge as a result of approaching metaphor as part of grammar or usage, language or thought, and symbolic structure or cognitive process.

Author : Zouhair Maalej
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Cognition and culture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122284727

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Metaphor, Cognition and Culture by Zouhair Maalej Pdf

Author : Mark Jordan Landau
Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1433815796

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The Power of Metaphor by Mark Jordan Landau Pdf

This book explores the possibility that metaphor is a cognitive tool that people routinely use to understand abstract concepts (such as morality) in terms of superficially dissimilar concepts that are relatively easier to comprehend (such as cleanliness).

Author : Michele Prandi,Micaela Rossi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000606447

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Researching Metaphors by Michele Prandi,Micaela Rossi Pdf

This collection advocates for a more holistic picture of metaphor, extending the field’s focus beyond the cognitive paradigm and conventional metaphorical concepts to illustrate the possibilities afforded by the study of living metaphors. The volume brings together a diverse range of researchers in the discipline towards critically examining the presuppositions of the cognitive approach. The book shines a light on living metaphors – creative interpretations of conflictual meaning specific to a text or communicative act with their own unique functions – to throw into relief long-held tenets in existing metaphor research. Chapters reflect on the notion that creative metaphors spring from independent sources, not merely from metaphorical concepts, and the subsequent implications for our understanding of the relationship between linguistic forms and conceptual structures and the role of creative metaphors in organizing thought and action. Taken together, the book offers a complementary vision of languages and figures which integrates disparate lines of study within the cognitive paradigm with alternative perspectives for a more comprehensive portrait of metaphors. This book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in the study of metaphor, including such disciplines as theoretical linguistics, cognitive linguistics, semantics, literary studies, and philosophy of language.

Author : Marta Pallavidini,Ludovico Portuese
Publisher : Harrassowitz
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Akkadian language
ISBN : 3447114371

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Researching Metaphor in the Ancient Near East by Marta Pallavidini,Ludovico Portuese Pdf

Metaphor has intrigued philosophers, rhetoricians, and poets since Antiquity. The phenomenon of metaphor has been mostly interpreted as a figure of speech, and only in last decades of the 20th Century the so-called cognitive turn defined metaphor as a product first of the thought and then of the language. According to this view metaphor is used in everyday life and it is present, therefore, potentially, in every type of texts. Furthermore, metaphor can be identified also in images that convey specific concepts. Both as a figure of speech and as a cognitive phenomenon, the research of metaphor in the ancient Near Eastern written sources has never been thoroughly investigated. Yet the study of metaphor will consent to win a deeper knowledge of the texts and of the system of thinking of the cultures that produced those texts. Therefore, this volume edited by Marta Pallavidini and Ludovico Portuese aims to research metaphor from different perspectives by considering its presence in ancient Near Eastern written documents. The contributions focus on several ancient Near Eastern cultures and encompass more than two millennia as well as examine various topics, from Sumerian literature, to Hittite written sources, to Neo-Assyrian art to the Biblical world.

Author : Raymond W. Gibbs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107071148

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Metaphor Wars by Raymond W. Gibbs Pdf

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that conceptual metaphors play in language, thought, cultural and expressive actions. It evaluates the arguments and evidence for and against conceptual metaphors across academic disciplines.

Author : Dennis Tay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108983594

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Navigating the Realities of Metaphor and Psychotherapy Research by Dennis Tay Pdf

The 'real-world' commitment of cognitive linguistics is demonstrated by increasingly extensive collaboration between researchers and industry partners. Yet, there has been little critical reflection on the lessons learnt from these collaborative efforts. Beginning researchers may benefit from in-depth discussion of how various practical realities inform, constrain, or otherwise shape important methodological and/or analytic decisions. This Element reflects on long-term collaborative work between a metaphor researcher and psychotherapists, offering practical advice on navigating the latent realities of this type of research. The three foundational components of psychotherapy – the therapist, the client, and the interactional setting itself – are discussed in turn, covering issues like ethically engaging therapists in research design and data analysis, dealing with underexplored variabilities in client responses, and managing the inherent tension between spontaneity and control in an interactional setting like psychotherapy. Some thoughts on how the lessons are transferable to other research contexts are offered.

Author : Andy Davies,Warren Midgley,Karen Trimmer
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781443867306

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Metaphors for, in and of Education Research by Andy Davies,Warren Midgley,Karen Trimmer Pdf

Metaphors for, in and of Education Research draws on a variety of philosophical, theoretical and methodological approaches exploring metaphors as instruments for describing, understanding and inspiring education research. Key themes addressed by authors in this collection include: how metaphors provide new understandings of the philosophical assumptions underlying education research; how metaphors provide new perspectives on methodological issues in education research; and how metaphors evoke cognitive, affective and volitional responses to the experience of conducting or participating in education research. The book includes chapters written by academics with experience in various education sectors including middle, high school and tertiary education. Areas of academic expertise include doctoral study, literacy and learning, special education, educational partnerships and leadership, and applied linguistics.

Author : Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781139471664

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The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought by Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. Pdf

A comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has been written in response to the growing interest among scholars and students from a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, music and psychology. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in non-verbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.