Beschreibung:
This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life in contemporary UK.
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