A Corpus-Based Study of Interpersonal Metaphors of Modulation in Academic English

This article presents a study on the synchronic distributions of interpersonal metaphors modulation based British National Corpus (BNC). The research reveals that are mode-sensitive to written texts. Regarding genre distribution, metaphorical obligations driven by explicit orientation dominate fiction In contrast, objective drives be more prevalent in academic texts or technical genres. inclinations is notably newspapers and magazines other than Besides, findings highlight inherent personal subjective characteristics modulations remain unchanged their forms, demonstrating less objectivity compared ideational highly disciplines.