Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics: Building and Investigating an English as a Medium of Instruction Corpus

Author:   Rafael Alejo-González
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   194
Publication Date:   22 December 2023
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Author:   Rafael Alejo-González
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781032510576


ISBN 10:   1032510579
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   22 December 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements 1: Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics Introduction Introduction to a cognitive-linguistic approach to metaphor Metaphor in thought vs metaphor in language Linguistic approaches to metaphor: basic context for a corpus-linguistic methodology Main research perspectives to naturally occurring metaphors Corpus data Sample identification methods Automated metaphor searching Census identification methods: corpora fully tagged for metaphor Conclusion Note References 2: English as a Medium of Instruction English as a lingua franca English taught programmes in higher education Defining EMI: distinctive traits Metaphor in EMI Metaphor in academic English Metaphor in language teaching Metaphor in L2 acquisition Metaphor in ELF Conclusion References 3: Introducing the MetCLIL corpus Explaining the need for MetCLIL Structure of the corpus: description of recorded events Section A: EMI provision in Southern Europe Section B: EMI provision in North and Central Europe Describing participants Number of participants Demographic data Internationalisation English proficiency Using MetCLIL online Conclusion Notes References 4: Building MetCLIL Criteria used in building METCLIL Size Representativeness Authenticity Balance Main design features: key MetCLIL variables Genre Institutions and countries Participants Data Collection Recruitment Recording Results of data collection Transcription Introduction Non-verbal data Verbal data Added information: contextual and structural mark-up Anonymisation Tokenisation Part of speech mark-up Conclusion Notes References 5: Metaphor tagging Introduction to metaphor identification methods Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije University (MIPVU) Particular cases of metaphor analysis Determining lexical units Conclusion Notes References 6: Quantifying metaphor use. The role of external variables Quantitative methods in the study of metaphor Quantitative studies in register and genre variation Metaphor density in MetCLIL Variation in MetCLIL Conclusion References 7: Individual variables Individual variables in metaphor use L2 metaphor use Metaphorical competence Metaphor in L2 production L1 induced variation: the role of transfer Speaker’s role Analysis of individual variables in MetCLIL L2 proficiency in MetCLIL L1-induced variation Comparing the metaphor production of lecturers and learners Conclusion References 8: Exemplary study of speech metaphors: Corpus exploration of a target domain Corpus studies of speech metaphors Introduction Background The importance of speech in the seminars: a keyword analysis Literal vs metaphorical speech Speech or pitch Literal speech Metaphorical speech An analysis of source domains for speech metaphors Motion Visual metaphors Construction Transfer Storytelling Conclusion Final recapitulation and suggestions for further research References Appendices Index

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Rafael Alejo-González is Associate Professor of English at the University of Extremadura, Spain.

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