Metaphor, cancer and the end of life : a corpus-based study /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Semino, Elena, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics ; 19
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background: Metaphor, Corpus Linguistics and Communication About Cancer and the End of Life
  • 3 Data and General Methodology
  • 4 Key Topics and Main Metaphor Patterns in the Corpus
  • 5 Violence Metaphors
  • 6 Journey Metaphors
  • 7 Metaphors for the Relationship Between Patients and Healthcare Professionals
  • 8 Health Professionals’ Metaphors for Good and Bad Deaths
  • 9 Family Carers’ Metaphors for the Emotions Associated With Bereavement
  • 10 Patients’ Humorous Metaphors for Cancer Online
  • 11 Conclusions.