Metaphor in Educational Discourse Contributor(s): Cameron, Lynne (Author), Candlin, Christopher (Editor), Sarangi, Srikant (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826449409 ISBN-13: 9780826449405 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: This book reports research into metaphor in use with school students. It is one of the first studies of metaphor to investigate the phenomenon in contextualised discourse, to adopt a socio-cultural approach to metaphor and to introduce the relatively new science of complex dynamic systems which offers new and potentially fruitful analogies for the analysis of educational discourse. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 808.001 |
LCCN: 2001054274 |
Series: Advances in Applied Linguistics |
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.06" W x 9.1" (1.08 lbs) 306 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates Vygotsky's theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. In what is likely to become the standard for future studies in this area, Lynne Cameron meticulously demonstrates the central role of linguistic metaphors in classroom learning - designed to lead learners to a deeper understanding of complex mathematical and scientific concepts.' |