COVID-19 如“水”？COVID-19 隐喻中“水”隐喻的功能。
COVID-19 as WATER? The functions of WATER metaphors in the metaphorical representation of COVID-19.
机构信息
Foreign Language Research Department, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.
The Department of Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China.
出版信息
PLoS One. 2023 Nov 9;18(11):e0292806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292806. eCollection 2023.
Previous studies have examined WATER metaphors in different discourses, yet there has been limited focus on understanding the functions of these metaphors in constructing discourses. To address this research gap, the present paper utilised the metaphor identification procedure developed by the Pragglejaz Group and the Weak Differentiating Model to investigate WATER metaphors in the Coronavirus Corpus. The study reveals that WATER metaphors can be used flexibly for multiple purposes. These include explaining the many pandemic stages, describing the occurrence and performance of the pandemic, explaining how COVID-19 affects human life, rallying the public to take precautions against contagion, and communicating risk. This research highlights the diverse functions that WATER metaphors served in conveying intricate information and influencing public perceptions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
先前的研究已经考察了不同话语中的 WATER 隐喻，但对于理解这些隐喻在构建话语中的功能关注有限。为了解决这一研究空白，本研究采用了由 Pragglejaz 小组和 Weak Differentiating Model 开发的隐喻识别程序，对冠状病毒语料库中的 WATER 隐喻进行了研究。研究表明，WATER 隐喻可以灵活地用于多种目的。这些目的包括解释许多大流行阶段、描述大流行的发生和表现、解释 COVID-19 如何影响人类生活、呼吁公众采取预防传染病的措施，以及交流风险。这项研究强调了 WATER 隐喻在整个 COVID-19 大流行期间传递复杂信息和影响公众认知方面的多种功能。
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