Table 3 Type frequencies and distributions of the five metaphors in EPD
From: Winds and tigers: metaphor choice in China’s anti-corruption discourse
Metaphor | WAR | WEED | DISEASE | SLOVENRY | VERMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type frequency | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
TAE | 1824 | 195 | 185 | 72 | 25 |
From: Winds and tigers: metaphor choice in China’s anti-corruption discourse
Metaphor | WAR | WEED | DISEASE | SLOVENRY | VERMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type frequency | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
TAE | 1824 | 195 | 185 | 72 | 25 |