The Status of Interdisciplinary Metaphor in Specialized Lexis
The Status of Interdisciplinary Metaphor in Specialized Lexis
Author(s): Doina ButiurcăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: central sphere; interdisciplinary metaphor; multilingual; terminology;
Summary/Abstract: The assertion we start from in our study is that in specialized languages metaphor is a figure of reason rather than a figure of speech. The general objective of the study is researching the interdisciplinary status of specialized metaphor – terminological and conceptual – by making reference to the hard core of terminology. Derived objectives: comparative research of the degree of scientificity of interdisciplinary metaphor, at the hard core of lexis, following metaphorical transfer; descriptive-linguistic and cognitive research of the general and particular conceptual features that are preserved within this type of internal terminology. The approach is descriptive-contrastive.One of the conclusions of the research is that the central sphere of specialized lexis, by expansion, supplies terms that may be specialized or may go through a new metaphorical transfer without altering the degree of scientificity in the target fields.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica
- Issue Year: 11/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 85-91
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English