METAPHORICAL MODEL AND ITS FUNCTIONING IN THE SCIENTIFIC TEXT

Kartashova A. V.

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The article dwells upon the descriptor theory of metaphor applicable to the sphere of scientific discourse. With reference to notions “significative descriptor” and “denotative descriptor” the metaphorics of alternative energy sphere is analysed. Exemplified by denotative descriptors and the metaphorical models serving as the basis for the interaction of the former are identified.

Keywords: metaphorical model (M-model), significative descriptor, denotative descriptor, source domain, target domain, conceptualisation, structural metaphor, ontological metaphor

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Issue: 3, 2013

Pages: 153 — 156

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