METAPHORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERIORATION: THE CASE OF DEPRESSION

The present article aims at identifying and analysing the linguistic metaphorical behaviours of people living with depressive disorders. To this end, four online fora dealing with mental illnesses were selected in order to gather data on how individuals metaphorically describe their depressive state...

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Main Author: Cristiana Tonon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Udine 2020-02-01
Series:Le Simplegadi
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Online Access:https://le-simplegadi.it/article/view/1130