Abstract
Scientific discourse is viewed as a specific object of linguistic analysis in light of cognitive-discursive paradigm. Categories are integral parts of the scientific discourse, yet there is no full list of such categories. Insufficient studies of the category of inclusiveness, as one of the categories that has not come under linguistic scrutiny, specifically, in modern English scientific discourse, call for investigating this category and its elements. The paper deals with the analysis of the metaphors of inclusive semantics to convey the category of inclusiveness. Empirical material of our study involves Anglo-American articles in the field of information and communication technologies, as this research domain deals with the latest cutting-edge technologies that influence virtually all spheres of human life due to the potential of such technologies to dramatically reshape information society in the age of digital revolution. We have outlined the following types of inclusive metaphors in the language of science: the metaphor of CONTAINER that is expressed through a bunch of linguistic devices (nouns: container, envelope, family, house; verbs: to house, to wrap up); the metaphor of CIRCLE (nouns: circle; verbs: to circle, compass, to compass, to encircle, to enclose, to surround, set phrase: to range from…to); and the metaphor of CONTENTS. The obtained results have shown that the metaphor of CONTAINER is the most frequently used one.
Highlights
Perhaps one of the best accounts of the enormity and vastness of the language of science is the one by professor Steven Darian (2003): “The language of science...is an enormous undertaking, with a nearly endless variety of audiences and participants, purposes, and degrees of complexity
In this paper we address the basic metaphors of inclusive semantics in scientific discourse, the subject of our study
We used the language material selected from Anglo-American articles in the field of information and communication technologies, such as Telecommunications Policy (TP) (2013-2014), Journal of Telecommunications System & Management (JTSM) (2013-2014), The International Journal on Advances in Internet Technology (IJAIT) (2010-2015), The International Journal on Advances in Systems and Measurements (IJASM) (2010-2015), The International Journal on Advances in Telecommunications (IJAT) (2010-2015), The International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems (IJAIS) (2010-2014), The International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services (IJANS) (2010-2015), IEEE Communications Magazine (CM) (2008-2014)
Summary
Perhaps one of the best accounts of the enormity and vastness of the language of science is the one by professor Steven Darian (2003): “The language of science...is an enormous undertaking, with a nearly endless variety of audiences and participants, purposes, and degrees of complexity. When we talk about categories and metaphors, it is the name of George Lakoff that first comes to mind. In his seminal works, the nowclassic “Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things. What Categories Reveal about the Mind” (1987) and “Metaphors We Live By” (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980), he changed our understanding of metaphor and cognition. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson have redefined the term metaphor. They argue that human thought processes are largely metaphorical, and that the human conceptual system is metaphorically structured and defined. The novelty of our research is to determine the main metaphors that render inclusiveness in modern Anglo-American scientific discourse
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