Introduction
Chapter 1 Metaphor in scientific thought and writing
Chapter 2 Translating Scientific American
Chapter 3 Metaphor and translation
Chapter 4 Macro-level metaphors
Interlude One Metaphors of nature
Chapter 5 Intuitive classifications of metaphor
Interlude Two Metaphors of genetics
Chapter 6 Provenance – Lakoff and Johnson’s metaphor types
Chapter 7 Conclusion
Biography
Mark Shuttleworth is Senior Lecturer at University College London, UK.
"This book offers an interdisciplinary, multilingual, and data-rich investigation of how different types of metaphor are translated in scientific discourse. A treasure trove for scholars and students in both translation studies and metaphor studies which has long been overdue." —Lettie Dorst, Leiden University, The Netherlands
