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A Corpus-based Metaphor Study of Annual Reports: Semantic Fields and Metaphors

Authors
Xiaoshuang Gong1, *
1Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 18892632445@139.com
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Xiaoshuang Gong
Available Online 18 July 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_4How to use a DOI?
Keywords
annual report; semantic field; BYD; Tesla
Abstract

Annual reports are documents that disclose a company’s finances, operations, development, social responsibility and other important information. In order to maintain a positive image of the company and enhance investors’ confidence, annual reports tend to adopt a stable discourse structure to express attitudes in indirect forms. Metaphorical analysis of corporate annual reports is a process that requires comprehensive consideration of external environment, professional knowledge and critical thinking. This paper uses the corpus platform Wmatrix 5.0 to analyze annual reports of BYD and Tesla in 2021 and 2022, which are from official websites respectively. This paper follows the detailed steps in the metaphorical identification procedure (MIP) to identify metaphors in each corpus, with METALUDE as the reference source. Accordingly, this study concludes that BYD tends to manipulate different human traits metaphors while Tesla tends to manipulate natural factors including weather and plants. In terms of content, BYD shows an economic recovery while Tesla shows a deep blow.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2024)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
18 July 2024
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978-2-38476-265-1
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_4How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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