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Stereotypical Metaphor: A Missing Piece in Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
The paper argues for a new kind of metaphors referred to as stereotypical metaphors. They are assumed to be stereotype-based metaphors, in that they arise from stereotypical thoughts speakers within a speech community attach to concepts.
Lemghari El Mustapha
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Food Metaphors in Tunisian Arabic Proverbs [PDF]

, 2012
International audienceThis paper investigates food metaphors in Tunisian Arabic proverbs. This study is stimulated by the seemingly abundant presence of food terms in proverbs along with the relevance of this domain in metaphorical understanding.Focusing
Faycel, Dakhlaoui
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Local realities, global discourses and decolonising the curriculum in a post‐92 UK context: Academic voices on enacting decolonial curriculum change

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explored how lecturers in a post‐92 UK university conceptualise and enact decolonial curriculum principles within their teaching and programme design. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with academic staff across multiple disciplines, the research adopts a qualitative, phenomenologically informed approach to examine the interplay
Reece Sohdi
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Observations on Language - Grammar Metaphors and Thinking Patterns

Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017
According to the Conceptual Metaphor Theory the thinking processes rely on metaphors. Conceptual metaphor includes a comprehension of one experience domain through different experience domains. Accordingly, conceptual metaphors are perceived as a mapping
Dilek PEÇENEK
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Policy Spandrels: How Design Decisions Can Open Up Spaces for Unintended Policy Change

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second‐order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraught with consequences. By analogy with architectural spandrels—leftover spaces that can be used for unforeseen purposes—policy change can be enabled
Martino Maggetti
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The Invention of Traditional Knowledge [PDF]

, 2007
Sunder argues that the failure of intellectual property to recognize the contributions of traditional and natural sources cannot be rectified by mere payment and she posits a non-monetizable, non-utilitarian benefit in terms of worth or dignity in having
Sunder, Madhavi
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Review of: "Crossing between Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Text World Theory" [PDF]

, 2023
Victor C. de Munck
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Toward a Pragmatic Conception of Metaphor [PDF]

, 2001
Much research has discussed metaphor from different angles and through the centuries, rhetoricians have enriched the study of metaphor by focusing on its various aspects.
Youssef, Charbati
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Cheia de axé (full of axé): Spirituality, resistance, and repair in Pernambuco's Afro‐Brazilian traditional communities

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
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The tree of life as a methodological metaphor [PDF]

, 2013
The Tree of Life is an ancient motif that appears in many cultures and religions. The Tree is symbolic of the interconnected nature of our world(s) and is often used as a reminder of the sacredness of life and its connection to the earth.
Baynes, Renee
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