Metaphor through the Lens of Clinical Medicine: The Case of Specialty-Specific Signs

Autor:	Svetlana Margaryan, Alina Petrosyan
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	metaphor medicine specialty-specific signs clinical practice medical agenda chemical physical and biological agents Language and Literature
Zdroj:	Armenian Folia Anglistika, Vol 12, Iss 2 (16) (2016)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1829-2429 2579-3039
DOI:	10.46991/AFA/2016.12.2.038
Popis:	The present paper aims at discussing certain metaphors which name diseases resembling specialty-specific signs manifested in different occupations. An attempt is made towards showcasing the cognitive value that metaphor entails when used in a clinical setting to verbalize different diseases. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary – currently the most content-rich medical dictionary – has served a major reference point for the analysis of specialty-specific metaphors in Medicine.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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