The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss

Sarah Turner; Jeannette Littlemore; Danielle Fuller; Karolina Kuberska; Sheelagh McGuinness

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The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss

Sarah Turner, Jeannette Littlemore, Danielle Fuller, Karolina Kuberska, Sheelagh McGuinness

English Language and Linguistics

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In this chapter we focus on the ways in which people who have experienced pregnancy loss use metaphor to describe the experience, with a particular focus on time-related metaphor. The data come from an ESRC-funded study that investigates the ways in which people who have experienced bereavement following pregnancy loss communicate their experiences. We use these data to explore the ways in which the bereaved (and those who support them) use time-related metaphors to talk about their experiences and suggest ways in which such an analysis can be used to provide insight into the experiences of the bereaved. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings for friends, colleagues and relatives.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Producing Figurative Expression
Subtitle of host publication	Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives
Editors	John Barnden, Andrew Gargett
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages	389–418
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9789027260406
ISBN (Print)	9789027208033
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.10.14tur
Publication status	Published - 17 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name	Figurative Thought and Language
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Number	10
ISSN (Print)	2405-6944

Keywords

metaphor
time
emotion
grief
bereavement
pregnancy loss

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Death Before Birth: Understanding, informing and supporting the choices made by people who have experienced miscarriage, termination, and stillbirth
Fuller, D., Littlemore, J. & McGuinness, S.
Economic & Social Research Council
12/09/16 → 11/09/18
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Turner, S., Littlemore, J., Fuller, D., Kuberska, K., & McGuinness , S. (2020). The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss. In J. Barnden, & A. Gargett (Eds.), Producing Figurative Expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives (pp. 389–418). (Figurative Thought and Language; No. 10). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.10.14tur

Turner, Sarah ; Littlemore, Jeannette ; Fuller, Danielle et al. / The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss. Producing Figurative Expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives. editor / John Barnden ; Andrew Gargett. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020. pp. 389–418 (Figurative Thought and Language; 10).

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Turner, S, Littlemore, J, Fuller, D, Kuberska, K & McGuinness , S 2020, The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss. in J Barnden & A Gargett (eds), Producing Figurative Expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives. Figurative Thought and Language, no. 10, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 389–418. https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.10.14tur

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Producing Figurative Expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives. ed. / John Barnden; Andrew Gargett. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020. p. 389–418 (Figurative Thought and Language; No. 10).

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Turner S, Littlemore J, Fuller D, Kuberska K, McGuinness S. The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss. In Barnden J, Gargett A, editors, Producing Figurative Expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 2020. p. 389–418. (Figurative Thought and Language; 10). doi: 10.1075/ftl.10.14tur

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