Metaphor in educational discourse / Lynne Cameron

• Autore: Cameron Lynne
• Pubblicazione: London ; New York, : Continuum, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 808/.001/4
• Soggetto topico: Metaphor; Language and education; Discourse analysis
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-289) and index
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 An applied linguistic approach to metaphor in discourse; 2 Talking, thinking and learning: theoretical background; 3 Researching metaphor in classroom discourse; 4 The linguistic form of metaphor in classroom discourse; 5 Deliberate and conventionalized metaphor in classroom discourse; 6 Metaphor in classroom activity; 7 Researching metaphor interpretation; 8 Metaphors in text 1: 'The Ozone Layer'; 9 Metaphors in text 2: 'The Heart'; 10 Systematicity, metaphor and metonymy; 11 Metaphor in educational discourse: review and discussion ; Appendix 1 Linguistic metaphors and grammatical analysis in the geology lessonAppendix 2 Linguistic metaphors and teaching sequences in the geology lesson; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates Vygotsky's theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. In what is likely to become the standard for future studies in this area, Lynne Cameron meticulously demonstrates the central role of linguistic metaphors in classroom learning - designed to lead learners to a deeper understanding of complex mathematical and scientific concepts.' James P. Lantolf, Professor of Applied Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University. This book reports research into metaphor in use with school students. The setting for the research is a UK school and the participants are around ten years old, with their first language well established but still developing concepts and understandings. Close examination of a corpus of classroom spoken discourse reveals how metaphor is employed by their teachers, not just in explaining ideas, but, in managing and mediating the activity of the classroom and the learning of the students. Particular issues discussed include: the problems of identifying metaphors in spoken discourse, the conventionalism of metaphors in the discourse of socio-cultural groups, and how a socio-cultural approach can account for systematicity in metaphor use.
• Titolo autorizzato: Metaphor in educational discourse
• ISBN: 1-4742-1207-7; 1-4411-7564-4; 1-282-30952-8; 9786612309526; 1-4411-5839-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778000803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in applied linguistics.