“Progressive” evolution and “totipotent” stem cells: metaphors in British and German debates about the “life sciences”
The article analyses the role of metaphor and simile in representations of evolution and genetics in British and German popular science and media publications. It focuses on the metaphors of PROGRESS, AGENCY and POTENCY which are used to interpret concepts such as “evolution”, “gene” and “stem cell”...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Ibérica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aelfe.org/documents/04_17_Musolff.pdf |