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Metaphor in social thought [PDF]

open access: yes
Whereas a number of influences have directed the attention of sociologists and others towards language as a feature of social phenomena, these same influences have served to reveal wide discrepancies in the place accorded to figurative language, and to
Lambourn, David Malcolm
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Beyond the Classroom: Cognitive and Educational Insights Into Gameplay‐Based Second Language Learning

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated how the narrative‐rich Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong supports advanced Mandarin learners. Using reflective journals, semi‐structured interviews, and exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG), we examined learners' cognitive, affective, and cultural experiences.
ShuPei Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptualizing the Grand Metaphor of 'Argument as War' in the Culture of the Holy Quran Based on Lakoff and Johnson's Conceptual Metaphor Theory [PDF]

open access: yesقرآن فرهنگ و تمدن
One of the fundamental topics in cognitive linguistics, introduced by Mark Johnson and George Lakoff, is the concept of Conceptual Metaphor. In this theory, one conceptual domain is understood and interpreted through another domain, providing a framework
Ezat Molla Ebrahimi, Ayat Haghdoust
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Workplace Bullying: A Critical Theory Exploration of Lecturers' Experiences in a Higher Education Context

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Workplace bullying (WB) remains a pervasive concern across all sectors, including higher education institutions (HEIs), where shifting power dynamics, performance pressures, and transformation mandates often create fertile ground for systemic abuse.
Helen Meyer
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptual metaphor types in oncology

open access: yesIbérica, 2017
In this paper, an analysis of conceptual metaphor types and their relation with cognitive and communicative functions is carried out on a sample of oncology research papers.
Ignasi Navarro Ferrando
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Metaforic constructions in the speech of Dilma Rousseff: analysis by the argumentation theory on the language

open access: yesEntrepalavras: Revista de Linguística do Departamento de Letras Vernáculas da Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2016
We seek to articulate a socio-cognitive perspective metaphoricity based on epistemological elements of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and theorizing discursive approaches to metaphor, with analytical assumptions and categories of the Theory of Argumentation ...
Nathália Luiz de Freitas
doaj   +1 more source

Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
wiley   +1 more source

Strategie di traduzione della metafora alla luce della linguistica cognitiva

open access: yesStudia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2009
The article consists of two parts connected with each other logically. In the first one the author presents the basics of the cognitive theory of metaphor by Lakoff and Johnson.
Edyta Bocian
doaj   +1 more source

A linguistic study of Islamic religious discourse: conceptual metaphors in the prophetic tradition

open access: yes, 2011
PhDThis study examines the emergence of metaphorical language in the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and tradition. It principally argues that the selection of metaphors in the Prophetic discourse is chiefly governed by the rhetorical aim of persuasion ...
El-Sharif, Ahmad
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What Are We Learning About the Research‐Practice Gap From HRD Scholars and HRD Scholar‐Practitioners?

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The research‐practice gap (the gap) in HRD remains a significant challenge, hindering the application of academic research to practice and the integration of workplace challenges into research efforts. It is critical for HRD research to address the gap to develop evidence‐based solutions for learning and organizational performance. The purpose
Kelly Moore, Yonjoo Cho
wiley   +1 more source

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