Yuting Xu
List of John Benjamins publications in which Yuting Xu is involved.
Articles
2026 E conomy is living organism : Deliberate metaphors in Chinese economic editorials in the context of COVID-19 Metaphor and the Social World 16:1, pp. 126–147 | Article
Deliberate metaphors have been studied across various types of discourse, yet editorials have received relatively little attention. Drawing on the 4D model of Deliberate Metaphor Theory, this paper investigates deliberate metaphors that instantiate the conceptual metaphor economy is living… read more
2023 economy is human : A corpus-based comparative study in English and Chinese economic media discourse Review of Cognitive Linguistics 21:2, pp. 411–443 | Article
Utilizing the framework of Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory (ECMT), this paper presents a corpus-based multi-level comparative study of the economy is human metaphor in English and Chinese economic media discourse. While the results indicate a considerable sharing of their respective… read more
Deliberate metaphor as a rhetorical strategy for corporate identity construction Review of Cognitive Linguistics: Online-First Articles | Article
Using Deliberate Metaphor Theory and metaphor scenario analysis, this study compares the corporate identities constructed by Huawei before and after the imposition of US sanctions. The results show both convergence and divergence in deliberate metaphors and corporate identities. Although Huawei… read more