Metaphors, Trauma and Symptoms

A Mixed-Method Analysis
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-11-149051-9
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Reihe: Applications of cognitive linguistics

This book investigates how victims of a large-scale traumatic event converge and diverge in metaphor use in describing their traumatic experiences. By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, the book identifies patterns that are shared by this group of trauma victims. By juxtaposing linguistic data with psychometric data, it also explores how metaphor use can vary with the speakers’ psychopathological symptoms. While metaphorical language has been a rare focus in clinical contexts, this book establishes metaphor use as a previously overlooked yet rewarding avenue for studying mental health communication.

Zielgruppe

Metaphor Researchers, Psychological Counselors, Trauma Researcher

Autoren/Hrsg.

Qiu, Amy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Amy QIU, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, China and University of Gothenburg, Sweden.