Mei Yung Vanliza Chow
List of John Benjamins publications for which Mei Yung Vanliza Chow plays a role.
Articles
2022 Metaphorical conceptualizations of cancer treatment in English and Chinese languages International Journal of Language and Culture 9:2, pp. 194–232 | Article
Cross-cultural variation in the metaphors that are employed by healthcare researchers and professionals when discussing cancer care is a potential impediment to the sharing of expertise. By identifying patterns in the metaphorical language used in these contexts, we can reveal differences in how… read more
2014 The movements of the economy: Conceptualizing the economy via bodily movement metaphors Metaphor and the Social World 4:1, pp. 3–26 | Article
Metaphors are ubiquitous in our daily lives and discourse, and as cognitive linguists and sociolinguists argue, language, culture and cognition are inseparable: embodied experience is not the only basis of meaning construction. Economic discourse, the focus of this paper, is a prime example of… read more