Metaphor has been studied for centuries, but traditionally it confined to the field of rhetoric, and seen as a rhetorical method. However, with development modern society advancement cognitive linguistics, some linguistics researchers believe that metaphor is no longer just linguistic phenomenon, also mode thinking. The conceptual system contains rich sufficient cultural information, which make...

In this study, we develop a theoretical model based on social network theories and analytical methods for exploring collaboration (co-authorship) networks of scholars. We use measures from social network analysis (SNA) (i.e., normalized degree centrality, normalized closeness centrality, normalized betweenness centrality, normalized eigenvector centrality, average ties strength, and efficiency)...

a survey between falsehood and forbiddance seyyed mohammad reza ayati [1] hooshang golmohammadi [2]   abstract one the important issues of jurisprudence is the issue of withholding judgment and religious restraining order. therefore, each of these orders are of different types. studying these orders and their types and also answering the question of what task these withholding judgment and reli...

Article analysis assignments are common in First Year Writing. This paper argues that animated GIFs an effective bridge between informal and formal literacies encourage students to engage the more critical elements of genre. article helps instructors incorporate low-tech low stakes multimodal into their assignment cycles.

Scholars studying the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) associated with emerging technologies maintain the importance of considering these issues throughout the research and development cycle, even during the earliest stages of basic research. Embedding these considerations within the scientific process requires communication between ELSI scholars and the community of physical scientists...