Lynne Cameron
List of John Benjamins publications for which Lynne Cameron plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 2210-4070 | E-ISSN 2210-4097
Titles
Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World
Edited by Graham Low, Zazie Todd, Alice Deignan and Lynne Cameron
[Human Cognitive Processing, 26] 2010. xii, 385 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Language acquisition | Semantics
Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach
Edited by Mara Sophia Zanotto, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 173] 2008. vii, 315 pp.
Subjects Applied linguistics | Cognition and language | Pragmatics
2016 Chapter 2. Mixed metaphors from a discourse dynamics perspective: A non-issue? Mixing Metaphor, Gibbs, Jr., Raymond W. (ed.), pp. 17–30 | Article
The ‘mixed metaphor problem’ is considered from the discourse dynamics perspective, examining instances from metaphor clusters in dialogue and interaction. Several types of multiple juxtaposed verbal metaphors are found but they rarely demonstrate the semantic dissonance or stylistic undesirability… read more
2015 Preface Metaphor in Specialist Discourse, Herrmann, J. Berenike and Tony Berber Sardinha (eds.), pp. xi–xii | Preface
2015 Embracing connectedness and change: A complex dynamic systems perspective for applied linguistic research Theory in Applied Linguistics Research: Critical approaches to production, performance and participation, Lillis, Theresa (ed.), pp. 28–48 | Article
Complex dynamic systems (CDS) theory offers a powerful metaphorical model of applied linguistic processes, allowing holistic descriptions of situated phenomena, and addressing the connectedness and change that often characterise issues in our field. A recent study of Kenyan conflict transformation… read more
2014 Urban violence in Brazil and the role of the media: Communicative effects of systematic metaphors in discourse Metaphor and the Social World 4:1, pp. 27–47 | Article
This paper reports on analyses of data gathered from discourse interactions of two focus groups of Brazilian university students (n = 11) as they talk about urban violence in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The analytical procedure follows Cameron et al.’s (2009) metaphor-led discourse analysis which… read more
2011 Metaphor and the Social World: Introduction to the second issue Metaphor and the Social World 1:2, pp. 119–120 | Article
2011 Metaphor and the Social World: Introduction to the first issue Metaphor and the Social World 1:1, pp. 1–5 | Article
2010 17. Metaphor in physical-and-speech action expressions Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World, Low, Graham, Zazie Todd, Alice Deignan and Lynne Cameron (eds.), pp. 333–356 | Article
In this chapter, I discuss a phenomenon observed on the shifting borders of metaphor that I have called ‘physical-and-speech action’ expressions. These expressions combine a physical action verb with a prepositional particle and a speech action verb: stand up and declare, turn round and say, sit… read more
2010 Editors’ introduction Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World, Low, Graham, Zazie Todd, Alice Deignan and Lynne Cameron (eds.), pp. vii–xii | Article
2008 2. Metaphor shifting in the dynamics of talk Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach, Zanotto, Mara Sophia, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti (eds.), pp. 45–62 | Article
2008 Metaphor in the construction of a learning environment Metaphors for Learning: Cross-cultural Perspectives, Berendt, Erich A. (ed.), pp. 159–176 | Article
2008 Introduction: Applied linguistic approaches to metaphor Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach, Zanotto, Mara Sophia, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Miscellaneous
2007 Confrontation or complementarity? Metaphor in language use and cognitive metaphor theory Annual Review of Cognitive Linguistics: Volume 5, Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Francisco José (ed.), pp. 107–135 | Article
Theoretical and methodological challenges presented by studying metaphor in its discourse environment are addressed. Complex dynamic systems theory provides a theoretical ‘discourse dynamics’ framework for describing metaphor in face-to-face conversation, and more generally, as a phenomenon that is… read more