Multidimensionality, dynamicity, and complexity

A reconsideration of the functions of metaphorical terms

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ID20395348
AuthorsNa Jiang (0000-0003-4156-4737, China Pharmaceutical University), Xiangqing Wei (0000-0002-6340-1341, Nanjing University)
Year2020
Volume26
Issue2
Pages237-264
Publication date2020-12-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerminology International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Issues in Specialized Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0929-9971 • E-ISSN: 1569-9994
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/term.00052.jia
OpenAlexW3084187843
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited34

With the cognitive shift since the 1990s, metaphorical terms have become a recurrent theme in terminological studies. However, how they actually function in science communication has not been fully explored. The issue becomes more pressing today since the exponential expansion of knowledge has heightened our awareness of the need for new designations. And the metaphorical approach is often an economic choice. To gain more insights into the mechanism of metaphorical terms, the authors of the present study will reexamine their functional peculiarities by looking at their linguistic, cognitive and communicative facets respectively. The multidimensional functions of metaphorical terms as exemplified by those in economics are described in detail. More importantly, their dynamic functional potentialities as well as the interplay among them are further discussed

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Sociology · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology

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