Replication Data for: Figurative production in a computer-mediated discussion forum: Metaphors about relationship abuse

The datasets , R code and suppementary data file provide documentation for the chapter "Figurative production in a computer-mediated discussion forum: Metaphors about relationship abuse". Abstract: When people undergo traumatic events, they frequently turn to metaphor in an attempt to make what might initially seem indescribable into something comprehensible to others, and/or to help themselves reach a clearer understanding of what has happened to them. This investigation explores such metaphorical language produced in computer-mediated discourse by survivors of relationship abuse to communicate about various aspects of their experience, thus shedding light on a traditionally “taboo” subject that many people find difficult to broach. The analysis first explores the ways survivors “frame” their experience through a particular source domain, and then looks at the various source domain “scenarios” that are drawn upon to elaborate various particular salient details of the abuse. Such systematic analysis of discourse in online discussion fora highlights the ways in which relationship abuse survivors employ metaphor to discuss their experiences and feelings, and by extension, provides indications about their underlying conceptual understandings concerning what they have gone through.

本数据集、R语言代码及补充数据文件为《在计算机中介讨论论坛中的隐喻性生产：关于关系虐待的隐喻》章节提供了相关文档。摘要：人们在经历创伤性事件时，往往会诉诸隐喻，试图将起初难以言喻的事物转化为他人可理解的内容，或帮助自己更清晰地理解所发生的事情。本研究探讨了关系虐待幸存者在计算机中介的对话中产生的此类隐喻性语言，以沟通其经历的各个方面，从而揭示了传统上被视为禁忌且许多人难以启齿的主题。分析首先探讨了幸存者如何通过特定的源域“框架化”他们的经历，接着考察了被用来详细阐述虐待行为的各种源域“场景”。此类在线讨论论坛中的话语分析系统地揭示了关系虐待幸存者如何运用隐喻来讨论他们的经历和感受，并进一步提供了关于他们关于所经历事件的潜在概念理解的指示。