Processes and constructs: A content analysis of metaphors based on two Psychology journals
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https://doi.org/10.5027/psicoperspectivas-Vol13-Issue2-fulltext-380Keywords:
psychology metaphors, discipline lexico, metaphorical foci, metaphors, psychologyAbstract
Major metaphors that shape the discursive field of psychology have been researched (Leary, 1990), but the analysis of metaphorical backgrounds of discipline should be constantly updated, because of the historical mobility of tropes and horizons of meaning that shape the psychological lexicon. This research aims to analyze the main metaphorical foci in the vocabulary of contemporary psychology, as they appear in scientific research papers in two mainstream Chilean journals. A qualitative content analysis of 104 articles in two Psychology journals published in Chile was performed. The results allow us to recognize a particular dialectic between naturalizing and psychologizing of the discipline lexicon in both journals.
Published
2014-05-15
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González de Requena, J. A. (2014). Processes and constructs: A content analysis of metaphors based on two Psychology journals. Psicoperspectivas, 13(2), 174-185. https://doi.org/10.5027/psicoperspectivas-Vol13-Issue2-fulltext-380
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