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Abstract
When communicating new knowledge we often use metaphors that provide understanding of one kind of experience by relating it to another. Apart from their use in basic linguistic communication, metaphorical models play an important part in communicating new discoveries in scientific theories. They also shape our experience and affect our picture of the world. The imaginative description of conceptual relations stimulates the research process, providing the basis for new discoveries.
Résumé
Forme d'expression souvent utilisée dans des situations de communication courantes, le langage métaphorique permet aussi le rapprochement entre de nouvelles découvertes et des domaines de connaissances plus générales. Dans cet article, l'auteur montre comment le recours à la métaphore dans le discours scientifique facilite l'appréhension de nouveaux concepts.
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