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Metaphors and Their Functions in Technological Discourse

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GE Zhiwei

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2024.10.003

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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

This article analyzes the lexical metaphors and grammatical metaphors in scientific discourse, as well as their complementarity, to illustrate that lexical metaphors can vividly describe scientific phenomena, while grammatical metaphors can effectively express the logical beauty, overall beauty, and concise beauty of scientific language.

KEYWORDS

metaphor, lexical metaphor, grammatical metaphor, technological discourse

Cite this paper

GE Zhiwei, Metaphors and Their Functions in Technological Discourse, US-China Foreign Language, October 2024, Vol. 22, No. 10, 538-541 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2024.10.003

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