Metaphors in Learner English
| Hedmark University College, Norway
This volume presents results from a corpus-based investigation into the metaphorical production of foreign language learners, comparing texts written by Norwegian (L2) learners of English with those written by British (L1) students. Three types of questions are addressed. The first has empirically measured answers: For example, do L2 English writers produce more metaphors than L1 novice writers? How frequent are novel metaphors in an L2, as compared with an L1? The second type has more subjective answers: How creatively do L2 English learners employ metaphor? Are they even expected to be able to produce metaphor at all? The third type combines theoretical and methodological perspectives: How is metaphorical creativity identified? What is the potential role of metaphoric competence? Most importantly, how are metaphors identified? To this end, the newly-developed ‘Metaphor Identification Procedure’ is tested and critiqued. This book is intended for metaphor researchers, corpus linguists, applied linguists and language educators.
[Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication, 2] 2013. xi, 279 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
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xi
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Introduction
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1–6
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Part I
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1. Foundations
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9–36
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2. Metaphor in Europe
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37–62
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Part II
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3. Introduction to MIP(VU)
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65–80
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4. MIP(VU) in practice
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81–112
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5. Evaluation of MIP(VU)
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113–124
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Part III
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6. Quantitative portrait of metaphors in learner language
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127–156
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7. Metaphorical creativity
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157–204
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8. Prepositions
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205–240
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Conclusions
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241–248
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Appendix
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249–256
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References
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257–272
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Name index
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273–275
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Subject index
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277–279
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“[I] would recommend this book to every novice metaphor researcher who needs to be able to identify and classify metaphor in language, but discourse analysts and applied linguists will also find it a fascinating read.”
June Eyckmans, Ghent University, in Metaphor and the Social World Vol. 5:2 (2015)
“On the whole, Nacey’s monograph provides a good overview of metaphor use in general, as well as in language learning in particular.”
Emilia Castaño, University of Barcelona, in International Journal of Learner Corpus Research Vol. 1:1 (2015), 182–186
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF/2AB – Linguistics/English
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 2013033901