The contribution carries out an insightful analysis of the emergence of genre-specific metaphors in 18th century French botany texts.This chapter highlights the role of metaphors in scientific conceptualization, with special attention paid to botanical metaphors emerging and being used in French scientific discourse during the early Enlightenment, which contribute to the creation of modern botanical terminology. By applying the methodological framework of diachronic terminology to the analysis of a corpus of scientific journals, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias, this investigation reveals that animal anatomy functions as the main source of botanical metaphors, some of which are “recycled” from Latin ones and revitalised within the emerging scientific discourse of modern botany.
How metaphor shaped eighteenth century botanical terminology in French
Claudio Grimaldi;
2021-01-01
Abstract
The contribution carries out an insightful analysis of the emergence of genre-specific metaphors in 18th century French botany texts.This chapter highlights the role of metaphors in scientific conceptualization, with special attention paid to botanical metaphors emerging and being used in French scientific discourse during the early Enlightenment, which contribute to the creation of modern botanical terminology. By applying the methodological framework of diachronic terminology to the analysis of a corpus of scientific journals, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias, this investigation reveals that animal anatomy functions as the main source of botanical metaphors, some of which are “recycled” from Latin ones and revitalised within the emerging scientific discourse of modern botany.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
