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Metaphor, news discourse and knowledge
Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyse the role of metaphor in the dissemination of specialised knowledge through the discourse of newspaper articles. A bilingual English and Spanish newspaper corpus of 100 science popularisation articles on cancer (The Guardian and El País) was used to analyse and examine the metaphorical expressions employed to describe cancer aetiology and three pathological cellular processes involved in the disease. Metaphors were identified according to the Metaphor Identification Procedure (Pragglejaz group, 2007). The analysis showed that different source domains are required for the recontextualisation of cancer, with certain source domains being preferred. The selection of source domains appears to depend on the cancer-related aspect (target) and, to some extent, on the language of the newspaper.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyse the role of metaphor in the dissemination of specialised knowledge through the discourse of newspaper articles. A bilingual English and Spanish newspaper corpus of 100 science popularisation articles on cancer (The Guardian and El País) was used to analyse and examine the metaphorical expressions employed to describe cancer aetiology and three pathological cellular processes involved in the disease. Metaphors were identified according to the Metaphor Identification Procedure (Pragglejaz group, 2007). The analysis showed that different source domains are required for the recontextualisation of cancer, with certain source domains being preferred. The selection of source domains appears to depend on the cancer-related aspect (target) and, to some extent, on the language of the newspaper.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Preface xi
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Introduction
- Metaphor in specialist discourse 3
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Metaphor Variation in Specialist Discourse
- Register variation and metaphor use 17
- Metaphors in psychology genres 53
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Metaphor in Specific Contexts
- Payback and punishment 79
- They have to die for the goals 101
- The production line as a context for low metaphoricity 131
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Metaphor in Science Writing
- High on metaphor, low on simile? An examination of metaphor type in sub-registers of academic prose 163
- A mere metaphor? Framings of the concept of metaphor in biological specialist communication 191
- Dynamical systems metaphors 215
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Metaphor and Popularization
- Metaphor, news discourse and knowledge 245
- Metaphor as tools of enrolment in the policy process 271
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Conclusion
- Metaphor in specialist discourse 299
- Index 315
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Preface xi
-
Introduction
- Metaphor in specialist discourse 3
-
Metaphor Variation in Specialist Discourse
- Register variation and metaphor use 17
- Metaphors in psychology genres 53
-
Metaphor in Specific Contexts
- Payback and punishment 79
- They have to die for the goals 101
- The production line as a context for low metaphoricity 131
-
Metaphor in Science Writing
- High on metaphor, low on simile? An examination of metaphor type in sub-registers of academic prose 163
- A mere metaphor? Framings of the concept of metaphor in biological specialist communication 191
- Dynamical systems metaphors 215
-
Metaphor and Popularization
- Metaphor, news discourse and knowledge 245
- Metaphor as tools of enrolment in the policy process 271
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Conclusion
- Metaphor in specialist discourse 299
- Index 315
