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The book demonstrates the need for naturallyoccurring language data to be used in the development of metaphor theory, and shows the value of corpus data and techniques in this work. Figurative language, genre and register semantic scholar. Pdf linguistic metaphors and collocation in nonliterary. Corpus linguistic data and conceptual metaphor theory. Metaphor and corpus linguistics by deignan, alice ebook.

Buy metaphor and corpus linguistics converging evidence in language and communication research by alice deignan isbn. Metaphor and corpus linguistics by alice deignan alibris. Metaphor and corpus linguistics converging evidence in language and communication research series by alice deignan. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Nine issues in metaphor theory and analysis1 deignan, alice. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our.

Figurative language available for download and read online in other formats. Pdf finding metaphor in grammar and usage download ebook. The book also includes corpus linguistic studies of different aspects of metaphor, which investigate its linguistic and semantic properties and relate them to current. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Metaphor and corpus linguistics by alice deignan waterstones. Deignan and others published corpus linguistics and metaphor find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Corpus linguistics uses large electronic databases of language to examine hypotheses about language use. From linguistic to conceptual metaphors alice deignan introduction. She is the author of collins cobuild guides to english 7. A number of approaches to and exploitations of metaphor, including conceptual metaphor theory and cognitive approaches more generally, text and spoken discourse analysis, and cda, are discussed, explored and critiqued using corpus data. Genre and register brings together discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cuttingedge study of figurative language. Pdf in this paper, i look at four different aspects of metaphor research from a corpus linguistic perspective, namely. Alice deignan metaphors and translations of science. The authors explore a diverse range of communities from chronic pain sufferers to nursery staff to present a detailed framework for the analysis of figurative language.

Profile for professor alice deignan, school of education, university of leeds skip to main content. Alice deignan is a senior lecturer at the school of education, university of leeds. Nine issues in metaphor theory and analysis patrick hanks. Metaphor and corpus linguistics by alice deignan, 9781588116475, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Alan cienki department of language and communication, vrije universiteit amsterdam. Metaphor and corpus linguistics converging evidence in language and communication research. Alice deignan metaphor is a topical issue across a number of disciplines, wherever researchers are concerned with how speakers and writers package and process messages. Buy metaphor and corpus linguistics converging evidence. Metaphor harpercollins, london, 1995 and her research focuses on using corpora to investigate nonliteral language use.

Deignan alice deignan metaphor and corpus linguistics. Metaphor and corpus linguistics converging evidence in. Figurative language, genre and register 20, series. The book represents a brave attempt at combining various aspects of corpus linguistics and discourse analysis in investigating metaphor and metonymy. Buy metaphor and corpus linguistics by alice deignan from waterstones today. Head of school and professor of applied linguistics. Metaphor is a topical issue across a number of disciplines, wherever.

The book also includes corpus linguistic studies of different aspects of metaphor. Contemporary corpus linguistics, paul baker, linguistics. Findings from corpus linguistic research indicate that linguistic metaphor is determined by context as well as. This book is addressed at readers from diverse academic backgrounds who are interested in ways of researching metaphor from different perspectives, and especially through corpus linguistics. The literature supports the integration of corpus methodology into metaphor studies as it generates a reliable description of the typical context and use of linguistic metaphors deignan, 1999. This book brings together discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cuttingedge study of figurative language in spoken and written discourse.

Pdf on jan 1, 2008, alice deignan and others published 7. Metaphor and corpus linguistics by alice deignan, 9789027238924, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Alice deignan metaphor and corpus linguistics pdf there is a growing body of research at the interface between metaphor and. The book also includes corpus linguistic studies of different aspects of metaphor, which investigate its linguistic and semantic properties and. Methodological approaches to metaphors in language. The book also includes corpus linguistic studies of different aspects of metaphor, which investigate its linguistic and semantic properties and relate them to current theoretical views. Corpus linguistics and metaphor chapter 16 the cambridge. The book also includes corpus linguistic studies of different aspects of metaphor, which investigate its linguistic and semantic properties and relate them to. A corpus study of metaphors and metonyms in english and. Because deignan is one of the rare scholars who has worked in both corpus linguistics and metaphor research, the book allows readers to. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Alice deignan, jeannette littlemore and elena semino. Corpus linguistic data and conceptual metaphor theory find, read and cite all the research you need on. From the earliest writing on conceptual metaphor theory cmt, see chapter 2, this volume to the present, linguistic metaphors have been the main type of evidence provided in support of the existence of conceptual metaphors.

This post is about a recently finished research project on climate change and education that applies metaphor analysis in order to gain more insight about the ways in which school students in england understand climate change. Metaphors and translations of science for school students. Suitable for readers from diverse academic backgrounds who are interested in ways of researching metaphor from different perspectives, and especially through corpus linguistics, this title demonstrates the need for naturallyoccurring language data to be used in the development of metaphor theory, and shows the value of corpus data and techniques. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alice deignan books online. Buy metaphor and corpus linguistics converging evidence in language and communication research book online at best prices in india on. Download pdf metaphor and corpus linguistics free online. Alice deignan,jeannette littlemore,elena semino 20307 foreign language study. The reader is shown how figurative language is used between members of these. This title acts as a onevolume resource, providing an introduction to every aspect of corpus linguistics as it is being used at the moment. Corpus linguistics and linguistic theory 42, 14175 deignan, alice. Corpus linguistics and metaphor elena semino lancaster university 1. Metaphor is a topical issue across a number of disciplines, wherever researchers are concerned with how speakers and writers package and process messages. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Metaphor is a topical issue across a number of disciplines, australias leading bookseller for 141 years.