Metaphor analysis is a qualitative method that allows researchers to examine the use of metaphors in a text and help them to attain understanding of the metaphors used. Generally, the method involves a researcher’s intuition as a way of identifying the metaphors. To date, there has been an increasing body of research that adopts corpus linguistics in analysing metaphors which has contributed a lot to the development of metaphor theory and analysis in various ways. This paper intends to demonstrate corpus-based approach in metaphor analysis. The application of corpus approach in metaphor analysis is believed to be more reliable and valid as it produces both quantitative and qualitative results. Hence, relevant manifestations of metaphorical patterns in a text can be established.
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