SPATIAL PATTERNS IN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

SPATIAL PATTERNS IN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

Author:  I.N. Zubkov

Affiliation:  Voronezh State University

Abstract: 
The article highlights the place of spatial images in the academic discourse on the example of written linguistic texts. A classification of spatial metaphors and the enumeration of the distinctive features of each category are offered.

Keywords:  scientific discourse, spatial metaphor, distinctive features, space