Deignan, A orcid.org/0000-0002-9156-9168 and Semino, E (2022) Metaphors and meaning-making in young people's talk about climate change. In: Colston, HL, Matlock, T and Steen, GJ, (eds.) Dynamism in metaphor and beyond. John Benjamins , Netherlands , pp. 191-204. ISBN 9789027211415
Abstract
Climate change is of especial relevance to young people, yet studies have found that there is no consistent approach to teaching about it in terms of either scientific facts or societal implications. In the UK, it is taught in different elements of the curriculum, but as knowledge to be tested, and rarely if ever as perhaps the most urgent issue facing our species. We explored young people’s understandings of climate change through a metaphor analysis of 41 group interviews with school students in the north of England. Our analysis supports Gibbs’ view of metaphor as dynamic, embodied and hugely powerful in thought and language, and also highlights its potential for spreading misinformation.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) AH/M003809/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2022 13:08 |
Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2022 13:08 |
Published Version: | https://benjamins.com/catalog/milcc.9 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins |
Identification Number: | 10.1075/milcc.9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:191065 |