Literary Diagnosis. Metaphorisation of Cancer Diseases in Ulf Ellervik’s Popular Science Cover Image

Literacka diagnoza. Metaforyzacja chorób nowotworowych w tekstach popularnonaukowych Ulfa Ellervika
Literary Diagnosis. Metaphorisation of Cancer Diseases in Ulf Ellervik’s Popular Science

Author(s): Piotr Cieśla
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to discuss the metaphorisation of the discourse of neoplastic diseases in Ulf Ellervik’s popular science published between 2011 and 2016. Of my particular interest are the source domains chosen by the author. Conceptual metaphor theory is used to analyse cancer metaphors as a way of popularising science, especially the biochemistry of life.

  • Issue Year: 1/2021
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 113-123
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish