Metaphorical Modelling of the Concept “Technology”

The article explores the metaphorical models Russian researchers (the authors of scientific papers) employ in the presentation of technology. A cognitive approach to the metaphor is emphasized. The study is focused on different types of metaphors which are crucial in the corpus-based analysis and defines particular characteristics of the concept “Technology”. The analysis is based on various sources (online, journals, conference proceedings) on information technologies. The present investigation should be seen as a part of the project “Metaphorical conceptualization in the process of terminological system formation: epistemological universals of the Russian scientific worldview” supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities.