Data_Sheet_1_Bibliometric, network, and thematic mapping analyses of metaphor and discourse in COVID-19 publications from 2020 to 2022.docx

The research contributions of metaphor as part of (critical) discourse studies have flourished during COVID-19; hence, it is necessary to consider their progress and foresee their future growth. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of COVID metaphor research in discourse and to identify the most recent research foci, bibliometric, network, thematic mapping and word cloud analyses were conducted in this study. The results showed that (1) research on COVID metaphors is largely shaped by Critical Discourse Analysis research approaches and methodologies; (2) the research production has investigated traditional genres such as news and emerging genres, including social media and multimodal data; and (3) research highlights the role played by metaphors in persuasion in public discourse. The findings of this study can assist future research in this or related fields by providing an overview of metaphor research in crisis communication.

在COVID-19疫情期间，隐喻作为（批判性）话语研究的一部分，其研究贡献得到了蓬勃发展；因此，有必要审视其进展并预见其未来的增长趋势。本研究旨在全面理解话语中的COVID隐喻研究，并识别最新的研究焦点，通过进行文献计量学、网络分析、主题映射和词云分析，以获得对COVID隐喻研究的全面认识。研究结果揭示：(1)COVID隐喻研究在很大程度上受到批判性话语分析的研究方法和理论的影响；(2)研究生产已涉及传统体裁，如新闻，以及新兴体裁，包括社交媒体和多媒体数据；(3)研究强调了隐喻在公共话语中的说服作用。本研究的发现能够为该领域或相关领域未来的研究提供隐喻在危机传播研究中的概览，从而助益于未来的研究工作。