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Metaphor in specialist discourse / / edited by J. Berenike Herrmann, Göttingen University ; Tony Berber Sardinha, Sao Paulo Catholic University
| Metaphor in specialist discourse / / edited by J. Berenike Herrmann, Göttingen University ; Tony Berber Sardinha, Sao Paulo Catholic University |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 808/.032 |
| Collana | Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Metaphor
Discourse analysis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-272-6784-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Metaphor in Specialist Discourse; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgment; Preface; Section I. Introduction; Metaphor in specialist discourse: Investigating metaphor use in specific and popularized discourse contexts; 1. Idea for the book; 2. Theoretical framework and methodologies; 3. Overview; Acknowledgments; References; Section II. Metaphor variation in specialist discourse; Register variation and metaphor use: A multi-dimensional perspective; 1. Introduction; 2. The multi-feature multi-dimensional approach; 3. Method; 3.1 Corpus
3.2 Metaphor identification3.3 Tagging; 3.4 Variables; 4. Results; 4.1 Question 1: Relationship between metaphor and previous dimensions of variation; 4.2 Question 2: Dimensions of variation; 4.3 Question 3: Significance of register distinctions; 4.4 Question 4: Cutting across register differences; 5. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix; Metaphors in psychology genres: Counseling vs. academic lectures; 1. Introduction; 2. The corpora; 2.1 The counseling corpus; 2.2 The academic lecture corpus; 3. Method; 3.1 The target domains; 3.2 Identification of linguistic metaphors 3.3 Grouping metaphorical expressions and formulating conceptual metaphors4. Results; 4.1 Love metaphors; 4.2 anger metaphors; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Section III. Metaphor in specific contexts; Payback and punishment: Figurative language in Scottish penal policy; 1. Introduction; 2. Context of the present analysis; 3. Method; 4. Findings from automatic frequency analysis; 4.1 Most frequent figuratively-used lexical words; 4.2 Payback; 5. Findings from manual analysis; 5.1 Deliver; 5.2 Manage, management; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References They have to die for the goals: War metaphors in English and German football radio commentary1. Football - A popularised specialist discourse domain; 2. Methodology; 2.1 Metaphor identification; 2.2 Quantitative analysis; 2.3 Qualitative analysis; 3. Corpus design; 3.1 Why radio commentaries?; 3.2 Compilation of the corpus; 4. Results; 4.1 Quantitative analysis; 4.2 Qualitative analysis; 5. Comparison; 6. Specialist terms, specialist metaphor; References The production line as a context for low metaphoricity: Exploring links between gestures, iconicity, and artefacts on a factory shop floor1. Introduction; 1.1 Gestures, metonymy, and metaphor; 1.2 The relationship between metaphor and metonymy; 2. The salmon factory; 3. Methods; 4. Types of gestures at the salmon factory; 4.1 Conversational gesturing; 4.2 Technical gesturing; 5. Discussion; 6. Gesture, metaphor, and language; Acknowledgements; References; Section IV. Metaphor in science writing High on metaphor, low on simile? An examination of metaphor type in sub-registers of academic prose |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460606303321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Metaphor in specialist discourse / / edited by J. Berenike Herrmann, Tony Berber Sardinha
| Metaphor in specialist discourse / / edited by J. Berenike Herrmann, Tony Berber Sardinha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 319 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 808.032 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HerrmannJ. Berenike
SardinhaTony Berber |
| Collana | Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Metaphor
Discourse analysis |
| ISBN |
9789027267849 (e-book)
9789027202086 (hbk.) 90-272-6784-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section I. Introduction -- Metaphor in specialist discourse: Investigating metaphor use in specific and popularized discourse contexts -- Section II. Metaphor variation in specialist discourse -- Register variation and metaphor use: A multi-dimensional perspective -- Metaphors in psychology genres: Counseling vs. academic lectures -- Section III. Metaphor in specific contexts -- Payback and punishment: Figurative language in Scottish penal policy -- They have to die for the goals: War metaphors in English and German football radio commentary -- The production line as a context for low metaphoricity: Exploring links between gestures, iconicity, and artefacts on a factory shop floor -- Section IV. Metaphor in science writing -- High on metaphor, low on simile? An examination of metaphor type in sub-registers of academic prose -- A mere metaphor? Framings of the concept of metaphor in biological specialist communication -- Dynamical systems metaphors -- Section V. Metaphor and popularization -- Metaphor, news discourse and knowledge -- Metaphor as tools of enrolment in the policy process: A case study exploration of the policy press release genre in regards to the Alberta SuperNet -- Conclusion -- Metaphor in specialist discourse: Insights and implications for metaphor studies and beyond -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797985603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Metaphor in specialist discourse / / edited by J. Berenike Herrmann, Tony Berber Sardinha
| Metaphor in specialist discourse / / edited by J. Berenike Herrmann, Tony Berber Sardinha |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 319 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 808.032 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HerrmannJ. Berenike
SardinhaTony Berber |
| Collana | Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Metaphor
Discourse analysis |
| ISBN |
9789027267849 (e-book)
9789027202086 (hbk.) 90-272-6784-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section I. Introduction -- Metaphor in specialist discourse: Investigating metaphor use in specific and popularized discourse contexts -- Section II. Metaphor variation in specialist discourse -- Register variation and metaphor use: A multi-dimensional perspective -- Metaphors in psychology genres: Counseling vs. academic lectures -- Section III. Metaphor in specific contexts -- Payback and punishment: Figurative language in Scottish penal policy -- They have to die for the goals: War metaphors in English and German football radio commentary -- The production line as a context for low metaphoricity: Exploring links between gestures, iconicity, and artefacts on a factory shop floor -- Section IV. Metaphor in science writing -- High on metaphor, low on simile? An examination of metaphor type in sub-registers of academic prose -- A mere metaphor? Framings of the concept of metaphor in biological specialist communication -- Dynamical systems metaphors -- Section V. Metaphor and popularization -- Metaphor, news discourse and knowledge -- Metaphor as tools of enrolment in the policy process: A case study exploration of the policy press release genre in regards to the Alberta SuperNet -- Conclusion -- Metaphor in specialist discourse: Insights and implications for metaphor studies and beyond -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815310903321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design
| Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401/.410285 |
| Collana | Studies in Corpus Linguistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Discourse analysis - Data processing
Corpora (Linguistics) Computational linguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-272-7015-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Multi-Dimensional Analysis, 25 years on; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; References; Opening; Multi-Dimensional Analysis; References; Part 1.Multi-Dimensional analysis and synchronic analyses; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of regional variation in American English; 1. Introduction; 2. Corpus; 3. Variable selection; 4. Local spatial autocorrelation analysis; 5. Factor analysis; 5.1 Factor 1; 5.2 Factor 2; 5.3 Factor 3; 6. Discussion; References; Appendix
Dimensions of register variation in Brazilian Portuguese 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Interpretation of the factors; 4. Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; 25 years later: Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals, methods, and research questions; 3. Adding the Internet registers to the pre-Internet register dimensions; 3.1 Dimension 1; 3.2 Dimension 2; 3.3 Dimension 3; 3.4 Dimension 4; 3.5 Dimension 5; 4. Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix Part 2.Multi-Dimensional analysis and diachronic analyses Dimensions of variation in North American movies; 1. Introduction; 2. Method and corpus; 2.1 The North American Movie Corpus (NAMC); 2.2 Situational variables; 2.3 MD analysis: An overview; 3. Findings; 3.1 Dimension 1: Focus on the expression of stance vs. focus on the expression of information; 3.2 Dimension 2: Spontaneous vs. non-spontaneous discourse; 3.3 Dimension 3: Focus on the expression arguments vs. focus on the reporting of events; 3.4 Dimension 4: Focus on attitudinal discourse 3.5 Dimension 5: Situational vs. interpersonal focus 3.6 Dimension 6: Focus on the expression of persuasion; 3.7 Dimension 7: Focus on the overt expression of characters' nature; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Dimension scores; Multi-Dimensional analysis of pop songs; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals and method; 3. Dimensions of variation in pop songs; 3.1 Lexico-grammatical dimensions; 3.1.1 Lexico-grammatical dimension 1: Persuasion; 3.1.2 Lexico-grammatical dimension 2: Interaction; 3.1.3 Lexico-grammatical dimension 3: Narrative concerns 3.2 Semantic dimensions 3.2.1 Semantic dimension 1: Personal action ; 3.2.2 Semantic dimension 2: Emotion and society ; 3.2.3 Semantic dimension 3: Musical reference; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix 2; Dimensions of variation in TIME magazine; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. Adding TIME to the 1988 dimensions; 4. TIME magazine's own dimensions; 5. Variation associated with external circumstances; 6. Text types; 7. Summary and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part 3. Multi-Dimensional Analysisand language learning; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of essay writing 1. Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464346403321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design
| Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401/.410285 |
| Collana | Studies in Corpus Linguistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Discourse analysis - Data processing
Corpora (Linguistics) Computational linguistics |
| ISBN | 90-272-7015-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Multi-Dimensional Analysis, 25 years on; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; References; Opening; Multi-Dimensional Analysis; References; Part 1.Multi-Dimensional analysis and synchronic analyses; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of regional variation in American English; 1. Introduction; 2. Corpus; 3. Variable selection; 4. Local spatial autocorrelation analysis; 5. Factor analysis; 5.1 Factor 1; 5.2 Factor 2; 5.3 Factor 3; 6. Discussion; References; Appendix
Dimensions of register variation in Brazilian Portuguese 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Interpretation of the factors; 4. Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; 25 years later: Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals, methods, and research questions; 3. Adding the Internet registers to the pre-Internet register dimensions; 3.1 Dimension 1; 3.2 Dimension 2; 3.3 Dimension 3; 3.4 Dimension 4; 3.5 Dimension 5; 4. Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix Part 2.Multi-Dimensional analysis and diachronic analyses Dimensions of variation in North American movies; 1. Introduction; 2. Method and corpus; 2.1 The North American Movie Corpus (NAMC); 2.2 Situational variables; 2.3 MD analysis: An overview; 3. Findings; 3.1 Dimension 1: Focus on the expression of stance vs. focus on the expression of information; 3.2 Dimension 2: Spontaneous vs. non-spontaneous discourse; 3.3 Dimension 3: Focus on the expression arguments vs. focus on the reporting of events; 3.4 Dimension 4: Focus on attitudinal discourse 3.5 Dimension 5: Situational vs. interpersonal focus 3.6 Dimension 6: Focus on the expression of persuasion; 3.7 Dimension 7: Focus on the overt expression of characters' nature; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Dimension scores; Multi-Dimensional analysis of pop songs; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals and method; 3. Dimensions of variation in pop songs; 3.1 Lexico-grammatical dimensions; 3.1.1 Lexico-grammatical dimension 1: Persuasion; 3.1.2 Lexico-grammatical dimension 2: Interaction; 3.1.3 Lexico-grammatical dimension 3: Narrative concerns 3.2 Semantic dimensions 3.2.1 Semantic dimension 1: Personal action ; 3.2.2 Semantic dimension 2: Emotion and society ; 3.2.3 Semantic dimension 3: Musical reference; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix 2; Dimensions of variation in TIME magazine; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. Adding TIME to the 1988 dimensions; 4. TIME magazine's own dimensions; 5. Variation associated with external circumstances; 6. Text types; 7. Summary and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part 3. Multi-Dimensional Analysisand language learning; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of essay writing 1. Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786631303321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design
| Multi-dimensional analysis, 25 years on a tribute to Douglas Biber / / edited by Tony Berber Sardinha and Marcia Veirano Pinto ; Francoise Berserik, cover design |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401/.410285 |
| Collana | Studies in Corpus Linguistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Discourse analysis - Data processing
Corpora (Linguistics) Computational linguistics |
| ISBN | 90-272-7015-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Multi-Dimensional Analysis, 25 years on; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; References; Opening; Multi-Dimensional Analysis; References; Part 1.Multi-Dimensional analysis and synchronic analyses; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of regional variation in American English; 1. Introduction; 2. Corpus; 3. Variable selection; 4. Local spatial autocorrelation analysis; 5. Factor analysis; 5.1 Factor 1; 5.2 Factor 2; 5.3 Factor 3; 6. Discussion; References; Appendix
Dimensions of register variation in Brazilian Portuguese 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Interpretation of the factors; 4. Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; 25 years later: Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals, methods, and research questions; 3. Adding the Internet registers to the pre-Internet register dimensions; 3.1 Dimension 1; 3.2 Dimension 2; 3.3 Dimension 3; 3.4 Dimension 4; 3.5 Dimension 5; 4. Comparing Internet and pre-Internet registers; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix Part 2.Multi-Dimensional analysis and diachronic analyses Dimensions of variation in North American movies; 1. Introduction; 2. Method and corpus; 2.1 The North American Movie Corpus (NAMC); 2.2 Situational variables; 2.3 MD analysis: An overview; 3. Findings; 3.1 Dimension 1: Focus on the expression of stance vs. focus on the expression of information; 3.2 Dimension 2: Spontaneous vs. non-spontaneous discourse; 3.3 Dimension 3: Focus on the expression arguments vs. focus on the reporting of events; 3.4 Dimension 4: Focus on attitudinal discourse 3.5 Dimension 5: Situational vs. interpersonal focus 3.6 Dimension 6: Focus on the expression of persuasion; 3.7 Dimension 7: Focus on the overt expression of characters' nature; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Dimension scores; Multi-Dimensional analysis of pop songs; 1. Introduction; 2. Goals and method; 3. Dimensions of variation in pop songs; 3.1 Lexico-grammatical dimensions; 3.1.1 Lexico-grammatical dimension 1: Persuasion; 3.1.2 Lexico-grammatical dimension 2: Interaction; 3.1.3 Lexico-grammatical dimension 3: Narrative concerns 3.2 Semantic dimensions 3.2.1 Semantic dimension 1: Personal action ; 3.2.2 Semantic dimension 2: Emotion and society ; 3.2.3 Semantic dimension 3: Musical reference; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix 2; Dimensions of variation in TIME magazine; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. Adding TIME to the 1988 dimensions; 4. TIME magazine's own dimensions; 5. Variation associated with external circumstances; 6. Text types; 7. Summary and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part 3. Multi-Dimensional Analysisand language learning; A Multi-Dimensional analysis of essay writing 1. Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825400003321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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