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Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life: A Corpus-Based Study book cover

1st Edition

Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life A Corpus-Based Study

By Elena Semino, Zsófia Demjén, Andrew Hardie, Sheila Payne, Paul Rayson Copyright 2018
314 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at the end of life) in the UK. It focuses on metaphor as a central linguistic and cognitive tool that is frequently used to talk and think about sensitive and subjective experiences, such as illness, emotions, death, and... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Background: Metaphor, Corpus Linguistics and Communication about Cancer and the End of Life  3. Data and General Methodology  4. Key Topics and Main Metaphor Patterns in the Corpus  5. Violence Metaphors  6. Journey Metaphors  7. Metaphors for the Relationship Between Patients and Healthcare Professionals  8. Health Professionals’ Metaphors for Good and Bad Deaths  9. Family Carers’ Metaphors for the Emotions Associated with Bereavement  10. Patients’ Humorous Metaphors for Cancer Online  11. Conclusions

Biography

Elena Semino is Professor of Linguistics and Verbal Art in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, and Visiting Professor at the University of Fuzhou (China).



Zsófia Demjén is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics.



Andrew Hardie is a Reader in Linguistics at Lancaster University.



Sheila Payne is Emeritus Chair in Palliative Care at the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University, and Visiting Professor at Ulster University and Zurich University of Applied Sciences.



Paul Rayson is Director of the UCREL research centre and Reader in Natural Language Processing at Lancaster University.

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