Open AccessUnderstanding the Disease and China’s Role in the Discourse of Covid-19
Author(s) -
Wei-lun Lu,
Wen Cai Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the british association for chinese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2048-0601
DOI - 10.51661/bjocs.v10i0.89
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , covid-19 , metaphor , cognitive linguistics , conceptual metaphor , china , linguistics , sociology , epistemology , cognition , disease , psychology , computer science , philosophy , political science , medicine , artificial intelligence , pathology , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The paper introduces the possible contribution that Cognitive Linguistics can make in Chinese studies at the time of Covid-19. It proposes several Covid-19 related research topics from the perspective of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), a useful theoretical apparatus that allows for systematic research of the discourse around various social phenomena.