Metaphors in Ecolinguistics

Flashcards designed to help students understand and memorize important vocabulary related to metaphors in ecolinguistics.

Metaphor

A story that conceptualizes something as if it were something else, implying an identity between otherwise different things.

Source Domain

The area drawn on for vocabulary and structure in a metaphor.

Target Domain

The area being talked about in a metaphor.

Cognitive Mapping

The process of structuring how concepts from a source frame influence understanding of a target domain.

Metaphorical Reasoning

An inductive style of argumentation that draws conclusions about a target domain based on characteristics from a source frame.

Ecosophy

A philosophy that considers the ecological aspects of human-environment relationships, emphasizing sustainability.

Destructive Metaphor

A metaphor that negatively influences thoughts and actions regarding the environment.

Ambivalent Metaphor

A metaphor that has both positive and negative implications depending on the context.

Beneficial Metaphor

A metaphor that encourages positive thoughts and actions toward the environment.

Climate Change as Violence

Framing climate change as an act of violence to emphasize its drastic impacts on vulnerable populations.

Nature as Competition

A metaphor that views natural processes through the lens of struggle and competition, often invoked in the context of Darwin's theories.

Nature as Machine

A metaphor that equates nature with machines, suggesting it can be repaired or fixed without considering ecological systems.

Corporation is a Person

A legal metaphor that grants corporations personhood, influencing the perception of corporate actions and responsibilities.

Personification of Nature

Attributing human characteristics to nature, as exemplified in the Gaia hypothesis.

Metonymy

A figure of speech where one term is substituted for another closely related term.

Multiple Metaphors

The use of various metaphors to capture complex ideas and promote understanding within a context.