1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967690903321

Autore

Tsung Linda

Titolo

Metaphor and intercultural communication / / edited by Andreas Musolff, Fiona MacArthur and Giulio Pagani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2015

ISBN

9781472570468

1472570464

9781472587213

1472587219

9781472593627

1472593626

9781472570475

1472570472

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

418.04

401.41

Soggetti

Bilingual education and bilingualism

Language policy

Linguistic minorities

Multilingualism

Language acquisition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Metaphor in translation -- pt. 2. Universal versus culture-specific aspects of metaphor -- pt. 3. Metaphor, globalization and intercultural communication.

Sommario/riassunto

"Metaphor and Intercultural Communication examines in detail the dynamics of metaphor in interlingual contact, translation and globalization processes. Its case-studies, which combine methods of cognitive metaphor theory with those of corpus-based and discourse-oriented research, cover contact linguistic and cultural contacts between Chinese, English including Translational English and



Aboriginal English, Greek, Kabyle, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish. Part I introduces readers to practical and methodological problems of the intercultural transfer of metaphor through empirical (corpus-based and experimental) studies of translators' experiences and strategies in dealing with figurative language in a variety of contexts. Part II explores the universality-relativity dimension of cross- and intercultural metaphor on the basis of empirical data from various European and non-European cultures. Part III investigates the socio-economic and political consequences of figurative language use through case studies of communication between aboriginal and mainstream cultures, in the media, in political discourse and gender-related discourses. Special attention is paid to cases of miscommunication and of deliberate re- and counter-conceptualisation of cliché from one culture into another. The results open new perspectives on some of the basic assumptions of the 'classic' cognitive paradigm, e.g. regarding metaphor understanding, linguistic relativity and concept-construction."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911028728603321

Autore

Lambertini M (Marco)

Titolo

Becoming nature positive : transitioning to a safe and just future / / Marco Lambertini [and 6 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2025

ISBN

1-04-036827-1

1-003-47404-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Routledge studies in conservation and the environment

Disciplina

304.2/8

Soggetti

Green movement

Political ecology

Biodiversity conservation

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

; Chapter 1. The Genesis of Nature Positive -- ; Chapter 2. The Great Decline (of nature) -- ; Chapter 3. The Great Awakening -- ; Chapter 4. Becoming Nature Positive: the Great Transition from tipping to turning point -- ; Chapter 5. The science of Nature Positive -- ; Chapter 6. Building a Nature-Positive society -- ; Chapter 7. The Role of business in a Nature-Positive economy -- ; Chapter 8. Nature-Positive finance -- ; Chapter 9. Nature-Positive governance.

Sommario/riassunto

"As humanity sits at an existential crossroads, this book introduces the need to build a nature-positive future to secure the functioning and stability of Earth systems essential to the survival and wellbeing of present and future human generations as well as the rest of Earth's amazing diversity of life. Alongside the change in climate, a more silent but equally terrifying crisis is unfolding: the loss of nature and biodiversity. These twin crises are in fact interconnected. After decades of ignoring our impacts on the natural world, we are beginning to realise that nature conservation is a security issue for humanity, and an imperative for intersectional and intergenerational justice. For these reasons, we must embrace a transition from a nature-negative to a nature-positive society, one that ensures human development and addresses today's inequality, while conserving, restoring and sustainably benefiting from nature's resources and services. A Nature Positive future is one with more nature than today: more forests, more fish, more pollinators, more soil biodiversity, with benefits for the Planet and for us. In this book we define what becoming Nature Positive means from a variety of perspectives, what it takes to deliver it, and why it is possible and, most importantly, necessary. This book is essential reading for those concerned with conserving nature and sustaining our planet in the face of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss and ecological collapse"--