Creative metaphor, emotion and evaluation in conversations about work

Creative metaphor, emotion and evaluation in conversations about work

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This book explores the roles played by creative and conventional metaphor in expressing positive and negative evaluation within a particular workplace, drawing on interviews with 31 current and former employees of the British Civil Service. Metaphor is often used to express evaluation but relatively...

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Main Authors: Littlemore, Jeannette (Author), Tuck, Penelope (Author), Turner, Sarah (Professor of cognitive linguistics) (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
Series:Routledge focus on applied linguistics
Subjects:
Civil service > Great Britain
Creative thinking > Great Britain
Employees > Great Britain > Language
Language and emotions > Great Britain
Language in the workplace > Great Britain
Metaphor > Social aspects
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics

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