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International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2023, 5(1); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2023.050108.

Metaphor Analysis Based on Corpora Research in Digital Economy Discourses

Author(s)

Kang Miaoqing

Corresponding Author:
Kang Miaoqing
Affiliation(s)

Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China

Abstract

In recent years, the rise of the digital economy has become a hot topic all over the world. In this context, it is of great significance to study the metaphor in the digital economy corpus to discover people's attitudes toward it and the guidance of official media to the public's concept construction of the digital economy. Therefore, based on the self-built China Daily corpus, this paper finds out the expected metaphorical characteristics of the digital economy, including digital economy as a plant, digital economy as a human being, digital economy as a machine, digital economy as a war, and digital economy as a building. By doing so, this paper discovers the positive attitudes of Chinese official media to the digital economy and their willingness to inspire public confidence in the digital economy.

Keywords

Conceptual metaphor, Digital economy, Corpora analysis

Cite This Paper

Kang Miaoqing. Metaphor Analysis Based on Corpora Research in Digital Economy Discourses. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 1: 43-48. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050108.

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