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A corpus-based evaluation of metaphors in a business English textbook

Publicated to:English For Specific Purposes. 29 (1): 30-42 - 2010-01-01 29(1), DOI: doi:10.1016/j.esp.2009.05.003

Authors: Sznajder, HS

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Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the selection of metaphors in a published business English textbook using findings from a specialised corpus of written business English. While most scholars agree that metaphors should be included in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) syllabuses as a potentially problematic area in successful language learning, it is still not entirely clear which metaphors should be taught. In this study, metaphorical words and phrases from the aforementioned business English textbook were contrasted with the metaphors identified in a sample of the corpus of business periodical and journal articles. The results obtained from this analysis reveal only a slight overlap between the textbook metaphors and the metaphors from the corpus sample, ranging from two to three items depending on the source domain examined. The frequency analysis of the textbook metaphors in the whole of the corpus indicated that nearly a third of them were never used, while others registered varying frequency values. Similar frequency ranges were noted for the corpus sample metaphors. These findings suggest that the corpus evidence, including frequency data, should be considered when selecting teachable metaphorical material for business English instruction. Other corpus data related to metaphor collocational patterns and to the preference in the choice of metaphorical synonyms further confirm the need to base the selection of metaphors for classroom instruction on real language use. (C) 2009 The American University. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords
DiscourseEconomicsGrammarIdiomsLanguageSpeech

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal English For Specific Purposes due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2010, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Language and Linguistics. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-02:

  • WoS: 32
  • Scopus: 35
  • OpenCitations: 56
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-02:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 113 (PlumX).
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Sznajder, HS) and Last Author (Sznajder, HS).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Sznajder, HS.