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influences
formulationofscientificproblems.andthe
and
approached,many
works
on
ways
in
whichproblems
are
conceptualized
metaphorhave
beendedicatedto
ESP…the
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sphereofEnglishforscienceandtechnology.Forinstance,CurrentComments:
byEugeneGarfieldin
andprovides
a
Metapho7c‘一ScienceConnection
uses
1986(Eugene,1986)examines
of
selected
some
ofmetaphorinthe
science
bibliographicsurvey
literature
on
topic.MakingTruth:Metaphorin
SciencebyTheodoreL.Brownin2003
on
(TheodoreL.Brown,2003)presents
cog-nitiveperspective
thewaysinwhichscience
getsdone;TheodoreL.Brownarguesthatmostlaypeople,andman},scientists,donot
have
a
clearunderstandingofhowmetaphorrelatestoscientificthinking.With
stunning
clarity,andbridgingtheworldsofscientistsandnonscientists,Browndemonstratesthepresenceandthepowerofmetaphoricalthought.Toillustratetherolesofmetaphorinscience,Brownpresents
a
seriesofstudiesofscientificsystems.Theserangefromthe
atom,historicall),oneofthe.mostimportantideasinscience,throughmodelsinchemistr3,andbiology,includingcurrent”hot”topicssuch
andglobalwarming.Thecasestudiesin
nature
as
proteinfolding,chaperoneproteins,
MakingTruthillustratethedeeplymetaphorical
ofscientificreasoningandcommunication.Theyprovidethebasisforfar—reaching
as
an
conclusionsaboutscience
intellectualandsocialpracticeandaboutthenatureof
scientifictruth.HowDoScientistsThink?ByN.Nersessionin
1992(CognitiveModels
thedynamics
ofof
Science,1992:pp45—76)is
conceptualchangein
anotherresearchin
thisfield,capturing
science;Metaphol‘SinScienceandEducationby
W.Taylor
in1984
andthe.Procedm4alTur咒byGoodingin
1990.Alltheseworksanalyzeand—studythe
on
metaphorphenomenainscienceandgivedetaileddescriptionformedandwhattheyfunctionworks
on
howthemetaphors
also
can
are
inunderstanding
Science.We
findmetaphor
concreteESP,especiallyinAdvertisementandcomputerfield:Inordertoattract
an
people’Sattention,ortoexplain
unfamiliarproducts
or
scientificphenomenontothe
public,metaphorsareadoptedconsciouslyandquiteoftenunconsciously.Howeverresearchesregard
as
or
discussionsOnthe
use
ofmetaphorinEEE
are
rarelyfound.That’SwhatI
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