How Long to Read Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life

How Long Does it Take to Read Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 17 minutes to read Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life by Elena Semino

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at the end of life) in the UK. It focuses on metaphor as a central linguistic and cognitive tool that is frequently used to talk and think about sensitive and subjective experiences, such as illness, emotions, death, and dying, and that can both help and hinder communication and well-being, depending on how it is used. The book centers on a combination of qualitative analyses and innovative corpus linguistic methods. This methodological assemblage was applied to the systematic study of the metaphors used in a 1.5-million-word corpus. The corpus consists of interviews with, and online forum posts written by, members of three stakeholder groups, namely: patients diagnosed with advanced cancer; unpaid carers looking after a relative with a diagnosis of advanced cancer; and healthcare professionals. The book presents a range of qualitative and quantitative findings that have implications for: metaphor theory and analysis; corpus linguistic and computational approaches to metaphor; and training and practice in cancer care and hospice, palliative and end-of-life care.

How long is Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life?

Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life by Elena Semino is 308 pages long, and a total of 79,464 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 14 minutes to read Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life aloud.

What Reading Level is Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life?

Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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