Publications

Publication details [#56363]

Caballero, Rosario. 2012. The role of metaphor in tennis reports and forums. Text & Talk 32 (6) : 703–726.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

discourse strategy | evaluation | internet | metaphor | sports language

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/TEXT/html

Annotation

This article discusses the empathetic and evaluative potential of metaphors used as discourse strategy in the commentaries developed after Wimbledon's 2008 final in both post-match reports and online forums opened after them.