metaphor analysis

a few days ago, found journals discussing "metaphor analysis" and "systematic metaphor analysis" and it's procedures. Most authors recommend using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches to metaphor analysis (see notecard).

i guess this will be perfect since i will look for metaphors within stories (see notecard). It was also recommended to use a combination of content analysis and narrative analysis (notecard).

after that, i wanted to find the methodology that i badly needed! (see another notecard tweet) so i moved on to other journals and read about the theory of metaphorsssssssssss...

After lots of sunshines and sunsets... found the "systematic metaphor analysis" (yay!) there were other methodologies for metaphor analysis but i guess i won't blog about them for the mean time.

I kind of tried to outline the procedure. But i did not create a full outline (because my brain suddenly went soup-like and it wouldn't function -that fraction of a second of wonderful derp-ness.)

So here goes the procedure outline

Systematic Metaphor Analysis (Schmitt, 2005)

Subjectivity and Method I: Procedure

1. Identifying the target area for metaphor analysis
2. Unsystematic, broad-based collection of background metaphors
3. Systematic analysis of a sub-group
     (a) Identification of metaphors and deconstructive segmentation of the texts
     (b) Synthesis of collective metaphorical models

Subjectivity and Method II: Interpretations

1. The Comparison of Metaphorical Concepts
2. Implicit Sub-Division and Values
3. Metaphorical Resources
4. Limits to the Use of Metaphor
5. Actions Motivated by Metaphors
6. Conflicts Between Metaphorical Models
7. The Absence of Metaphorical Models

my brain is soup but i'm happy :)

10:50,
Dana