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A neuro‐behavioural model of neophobia

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fear can be defined as the internal neurological state that releases a repertoire of behaviours an animal performs to reduce the effect of an aversive factor. Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is a fundamental behavioural trait observed across a wide range of species from arthropods to humans.
Arik Dorfman, Aziz Subach, Inon Scharf
wiley   +1 more source

Using a semantic annotation tool for the analysis of metaphor in discourse. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper describes the application of semantic annotation software for analysing metaphor in corpora of different genres. In particular, we outline three projects analysing RELIGION and POLITICS metaphors in corporate mission statements, the WAR ...
Hardie, Andrew   +3 more
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Automatic Layout of Project Plans Using a Metro Map Metaphor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In this paper, we describe a tool to improve inter-functional communication of project plans by displaying them as a metro map. Our tool automatically lays out plans using a multicriteria system adapted for the application area.
Smis, Matthias T. J.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

On metaphor and meta-metaphor

open access: yesLinguistics, 1986
Redefinissant comme paradigmatique la fonction predicative des metaphores, l'A. analyse les processus a l'oeuvre dans les expressions ajoutant, par une meta-interpretation, le sens litteral au sens ...
openaire   +1 more source

Green Is the New Gold: Redefining Opulent Lifestyle Through Organic Food Purchases

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior studies based on the Theory of Planned Behavior mostly examined the effects of health and environmental concerns on organic food consumption; however, few addressed the paradoxical relationships in the context of opulent or symbolic decorum.
Neha Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nine issues in metaphor theory and analysis

open access: yes, 2010
Starting as a review article discussing an important book on Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics, this article goes on to explore the distinctions between a) literal meaning and metaphor; b) conceptual metaphor and linguistic metaphor; c) creativity and ...
Hanks, Patrick, Patrick Hanks
core   +1 more source

Sustainable Development Goals' Discourse in the Accounting and Business Literature: A Rhetorical Lens

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of academia in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains insufficiently understood. This study examines how SDG discourse is constructed within accounting and business research by integrating bibliometric analysis with a systematic review of 731 peer‐reviewed articles published between 2020 and 2024.
Silvia Panfilo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Transformative Learning in Sustainability Management Education: A Systematic Review and Integrative Model

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reversing dominant unsustainable business practices requires a fundamental shift in how business practitioners perceive and enact sustainability. Management education is crucial for preparing prospective business professionals to lead this change, yet traditional curricula often perpetuate unsustainable paradigms.
Justo Alberto Ramírez‐Franco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translating Conceptual Metaphor: The Processes of Managing Interlingual Asymmetry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Encountered at all levels of language, conceptual asymmetries between source and target languages present translators with fundamental challenges that require problem awareness, problem identification and problem solving.
Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Is a Metaphor Merely a Metaphor?

open access: yesWorking Papers in Language Pedagogy, 2014
Any given language is replete with metaphors through which speakers of that language experience and interpret the world in which they live. Consequently, every language contains a more-or-less unique set of metaphors; speakers of each language see the world slightly differently, in part at least because they perceived their world through unique set of ...
openaire   +1 more source

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