手法を比較

	Longitudinal Metaphor Analysis	Thematic Analysis
分野	質的手法	質的研究
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	2000s–2010s (systematic longitudinal application)	2006
提唱者	Lynne Cameron and colleagues (discourse dynamics framework); broader tradition rooted in Lakoff & Johnson's conceptual metaphor theory (1980)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
種類	Qualitative analytic method	Method
原典	Cameron, L., & Maslen, R. (Eds.). (2010). Metaphor Analysis: Research Practice in Applied Linguistics, Social Sciences and the Humanities. Equinox. ISBN: 978-1845531140	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
別名	LMA, diachronic metaphor analysis, longitudinal conceptual metaphor study, repeated-measures metaphor analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
関連	5	3
概要	Longitudinal Metaphor Analysis (LMA) is a qualitative method that tracks how individuals or groups use metaphors across multiple time points to reveal conceptual, attitudinal, or identity shifts. Grounded in conceptual metaphor theory and discourse dynamics, it treats metaphor not as mere rhetorical decoration but as a window into evolving thought, belief, and meaning-making over time.	Thematic Analysis (TA) is a qualitative research methodology for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) in qualitative data. Developed systematically by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2006), TA is flexible and accessible, applicable across diverse theoretical frameworks and data types, making it one of the most widely used qualitative methods in psychology, health research, and social sciences.