Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Metaphor in specialist discourse
Metaphor Variation in Specialist Discourse
Register variation and metaphor use: A multi-dimensional perspective
Metaphors in psychology genres: Counseling vs. academic lectures
Metaphor in Specific Contexts
Payback and punishment: Metaphors 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
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
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
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