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Metaphor, Metonymy, the Body and the Environment

Author : Jeannette Littlemore,Marianna Bolognesi,Nina Julich Warpakowski,Chung-hong Danny Leung,Paula Perez Sobrino
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009050708

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Metaphor, Metonymy, the Body and the Environment by Jeannette Littlemore,Marianna Bolognesi,Nina Julich Warpakowski,Chung-hong Danny Leung,Paula Perez Sobrino Pdf

By exploring the associations that people make between emotions and colours, looking at how they vary across languages, and exploring the explanations that people provide for the associations that they make, this Element provides insight into the ways in which humans express emotions through colour, and the reasons why they do so. Metaphoric (and metonymic) language and thought play a key role on several levels in the formation of emotion–colour associations, interacting with physical, environmental and social factors. A strong metaphorical connection between the valence of the emotion and the lightness of the colours with which it is associated, and between the intensity of an emotion and the saturation level of the colours with which it is associated is found. However, the strength of this association varies according to the linguistic background of the speaker, and the gender in which the emotion is presented.

METAPHOR, METONYMY AND POLYSEMOUS HUMAN BODY WORDS

Author : CHEN WANG
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781631814303

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METAPHOR, METONYMY AND POLYSEMOUS HUMAN BODY WORDS by CHEN WANG Pdf

Compared with other common nouns, human body words (hereinafter referred to as HBWs) are strikingly polysemous. Cognitive studies of the polysemy of HBWs have obtained many achievements in recent years, but there still exist some deficiencies, which is dealt with in this book. Based on Embodied Philosophy, category theory, metaphor and metonymy, the book aims to analyze the meanings of HBWs, particularly “foot” and “blood” in order to discuss the essence of polysemy from cognitive perspective, and then on the basis of the theoretical research the book proposes some practical implications for English vocabulary learning. The book focuses on the research of metaphorical and metonymic characteristics of HBWs by analyzing the meanings of “foot” and “blood”. There are two kinds of metaphorical mappings based on similarity, i.e. the interactional mapping between body domain and non-body domain, among which there are three sub-mappings from body domain to non-body domain: mappings of shape and appearance, mappings of situation and mappings of function. As to metonymy, there are mainly three types of metonymies concerning body parts: body part for person, body part for its relevant characteristics and body part for its relevant action. The meanings of “blood” are more polysemous when describing the relevant characteristics. The students should lay emphasis on the interaction between human body and the world, on the basic-level terms rather than spending too much time in reciting those infrequent words, and on the role of metaphor and metonymy rather than memorizing the words mechanically.

Unpacking Metaphor-related Prepositions in Political Discourse

Author : Mokhtar Ounis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003837909

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Unpacking Metaphor-related Prepositions in Political Discourse by Mokhtar Ounis Pdf

This book explores the context around why English prepositions are used in figurative language more frequently than nouns and verbs, using corpus-based evidence to examine the most often used prepositions and how they are employed and for what purpose. While research on cognitive approaches to metaphor has significantly expanded in recent decades, little attention has been paid to prepositions as vehicles of figurative language, owing to their polysemous, complex, and inconsistent nature. To bridge this gap, Ounis introduces an innovative conceptual framework that integrates conceptual metaphor theory, diachronic linguistics, and discourse pragmatics. Drawing upon an extensive corpus of American presidential inaugural addresses, this book considers the linguistic, conceptual, pragmatic, and contextual dimensions of English prepositions, revealing the fascinating interplay between language, culture, and cognition. This volume will be of interest to scholars in pragmatics, metaphor studies, English language, rhetoric studies, and historical linguistics.

Metaphors and Analogies in Sciences and Humanities

Author : Shyam Wuppuluri,A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030906887

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Metaphors and Analogies in Sciences and Humanities by Shyam Wuppuluri,A. C. Grayling Pdf

In this highly-interdisciplinary volume, we systematically study the role of metaphors and analogies in (mis)shaping our understanding of the world. Metaphors and Analogies occupy a prominent place in scientific discourses, as they do in literature, humanities and at the very level of our thinking itself. But when misused they can lead us astray, blinding our understanding inexorably. How can metaphors aid us in our understanding of the world? What role do they play in our scientific discourses and in humanities? How do they help us understand and skillfully deal with our complex socio-political scenarios? Where is the dividing line between their use and abuse? Join us as we explore some of these questions in this volume.

Metaphor and Metonymy revisited beyond the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor

Author : Francisco Gonzálvez-García,María Sandra Peña Cervel,Lorena Pérez Hernández
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027271174

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Metaphor and Metonymy revisited beyond the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor by Francisco Gonzálvez-García,María Sandra Peña Cervel,Lorena Pérez Hernández Pdf

The contributions in this volume go beyond the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor complementing it in a number of relevant ways. Some of the papers argue for a more dynamic, interdisciplinary approach to metaphor looking into it from semiotic, psychological and socio-cultural perspectives. Other contributions focus on the crucial role played by metaphor and metonymy in meaning construction at a discourse/textual level. Finally, the volume also includes proposals which revolve around the alleged universal nature of metaphorical mappings and their suitability to account for grammatical phenomena. The contributions in this volume display an ample gamut of theoretical approaches pointing to the viability of taking a functional-cognitive stance on the analysis of metaphor and metonymy in contrast to a purely cognitive one. This book is structured into three major sections: i) the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: revisions and recent developments; ii) metaphor and/or metonymy across different discourse/genre types; and iii) the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: current applications. Originally published in Review of Cognitive Linguistics 9:1 (2011).

Metaphor

Author : Beate Hampe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107198333

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Metaphor by Beate Hampe Pdf

This book brings together leading metaphor researchers from a number of disciplines to unite the field of metaphor theory.

Urban Flotsam

Author : Raoul Bunschoten,Hélène Binet,Takuro Hoshino,Chora
Publisher : 010 Publishers
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architects
ISBN : 9789064503870

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Urban Flotsam by Raoul Bunschoten,Hélène Binet,Takuro Hoshino,Chora Pdf

The manner in which global trends affect cities and increase instability is like letting a rising river loose on a house. Global trends create urban flotsam that forms a second skin of the earth. How is this visible and how can it be useful in urban planning? This book answers questions through examples. It contains a manifesto for a general debate of issues, a poetic setting of the theme of the second skin and case studies undertaken in urban situations. With splendid photographs and magnificent conceptual maps and diagrams, the book balances between urban theory, urban pedagogy and urban poetry.

Body Part Terms in Conceptualization and Language Usage

Author : Iwona Kraska-Szlenk
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261663

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Body Part Terms in Conceptualization and Language Usage by Iwona Kraska-Szlenk Pdf

The volume focuses on body part terms as the vehicle of embodied cognition and conceptualization. It explores the relationship between universal embodiment, language-specific cultural models and linguistic usage practices. The chapters of the volume add to the previous research in a novel way. The presentation of original data from previously undescribed languages spoken by small communities in Africa and South America allows to discover unknown aspects of embodiment and to propose new interpretations. Well-known languages are analyzed from a new perspective relying on the benefits of linguistic corpora. Contrastive and theoretically oriented studies help to pinpoint similarities and differences among languages, as well as tendencies in conceptualization patterns and semantic development of the lexis of body part terms. The volume contributes to the field of linguistics, but also to cognitive science, anthropology and cultural studies.

The Meaning of the Body

Author : Mark Johnson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226026992

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In The Meaning of the Body, Mark Johnson continues his pioneering work on the exciting connections between cognitive science, language, and meaning first begun in the classic Metaphors We Live By. Johnson uses recent research into infant psychology to show how the body generates meaning even before self-consciousness has fully developed. From there he turns to cognitive neuroscience to further explore the bodily origins of meaning, thought, and language and examines the many dimensions of meaning—including images, qualities, emotions, and metaphors—that are all rooted in the body’s physical encounters with the world. Drawing on the psychology of art and pragmatist philosophy, Johnson argues that all of these aspects of meaning-making are fundamentally aesthetic. He concludes that the arts are the culmination of human attempts to find meaning and that studying the aesthetic dimensions of our experience is crucial to unlocking meaning's bodily sources. Throughout, Johnson puts forth a bold new conception of the mind rooted in the understanding that philosophy will matter to nonphilosophers only if it is built on a visceral connection to the world. “Mark Johnson demonstrates that the aesthetic and emotional aspects of meaning are fundamental—central to conceptual meaning and reason, and that the arts show meaning-making in its fullest realization. If you were raised with the idea that art and emotion were external to ideas and reason, you must read this book. It grounds philosophy in our most visceral experience.”—George Lakoff, author of Moral Politics

Embodiment Via Body Parts

Author : Zouheir A. Maalej,Ning Yu
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027223852

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Embodiment Via Body Parts by Zouheir A. Maalej,Ning Yu Pdf

This volume is based on the theme session titled 'Embodiment via Body Parts', organized by Zouheir Maalej, Farzad Sharifian, and Ning Yu at the 10th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference held in Krakow, Poland, in July 2007.

Iconicity and Verb Agreement

Author : Marloes Oomen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110742848

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Iconicity and Verb Agreement by Marloes Oomen Pdf

In many sign languages around the world, some verbs express grammatical agreement, while many others do not. Curiously, there is a remarkable degree of semantic overlap across sign languages between verbs that do and do not possess agreement properties. This book scrutinizes the interaction between semantic and morphosyntactic structure in verb constructions in German Sign Language (DGS). Naturalistic dialogues from the DGS Corpus form the primary data source. It is shown that certain semantic properties, also known to govern transitivity marking in spoken languages, are predictive of verb type in DGS, where systematic iconic mappings play a mediating role. The results enable the formulation of cross-linguistic predictions about the interplay between verb semantics and verb type in sign languages. An analysis of the morphosyntactic properties of different verb types leads up to the conclusion that even ‘plain’ verbs agree with their arguments, where iconicity again plays a crucial role. The findings motivate a unified syntactic analysis in terms of agreement of constructions with verbs of all types, thus offering a novel solution to the typological puzzle that supposedly only a subset of verbs agree in DGS and other sign languages.

Attention to Metaphor

Author : Valentina Cuccio
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027263353

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Attention to Metaphor by Valentina Cuccio Pdf

The last decades of the twentieth century have witnessed a fundamental scientific discovery: the identification of mirror neurons and, consequently, the development of the Embodied Simulation theory. Neuroscientific data on the mechanism of Embodied Simulation and its role in conceptual and linguistic processing, figurative language included, have stimulated a great deal of research on the embodied nature of conceptual metaphors. However, the very definition of the notions of body and embodiment are today still controversial in the Embodied Cognition debate. This book addresses the issue of the specific contribution of the body to conceptual and linguistic processing and provides a new definition for the mechanism of Embodied Simulation. In this light, and in consideration of a revision of the contemporary theory of metaphor recently introduced by Gerard Steen, who distinguished between deliberate and non-deliberate metaphor processing, the book also proposes a new model of metaphor processing that brings together the mechanism of Embodied Simulation, on the one hand, and the notion of deliberateness on the other. Modulation of attention during linguistic processing is a key component in explaining how they interact. Potential readers of the book include linguists, psychologists, philosophers and any other cognitive scientists and communication scientists piqued by the topic of metaphor and embodiment.

Body, Language, and Mind: Sociocultural situatedness

Author : Tom Ziemke,Jordan Zlatev,Roslyn M. Frank
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110196182

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Body, Language, and Mind: Sociocultural situatedness by Tom Ziemke,Jordan Zlatev,Roslyn M. Frank Pdf

Includes papers, which introduce and elaborate upon the concept of sociocultural situatedness, understood as the way in which minds and cognitive processes are shaped, both individually and collectively, and by their interaction with culturally contextualized structures and practices.

Innovative Perspectives on Tourism Discourse

Author : Bielenia-Grajewska, Magdalena,Cortes de los Rios, Enriqueta
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522529316

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Innovative Perspectives on Tourism Discourse by Bielenia-Grajewska, Magdalena,Cortes de los Rios, Enriqueta Pdf

The application of linguistic optimization methods in the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry has improved customer service and business strategies within the field. It provides an opportunity for tourists to explore another culture, building tolerance and overall exposure to different ways of life. Innovative Perspectives on Tourism Discourse is a pivotal reference source for the latest research findings on the role of language and linguistics in the travel industry. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as intercultural communication, adventure travel, and tourism marketing, this publication is an ideal resource for linguists, managers, researchers, economists, and professionals interested in emerging developments in tourism and travel.

The Grammar of Space

Author : Soteria Svorou
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027229120

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The Grammar of Space by Soteria Svorou Pdf

A cross-linguistic study of grammatical morphemes expressing spatial relationships that discusses the relationship between the way human beings experience space and the way it is encoded grammatically in language. The discussion of the similarities and differences among languages in the encoding and expression of spatial relations centers around the emergence and evolution of spatial grams, and the semantic and morphosyntactic characteristics of two types of spatial grams. The author bases her observations on the study of data from 26 genetically unrelated and randomly selected languages. It is shown that languages are similar in the way spatial grams emerge and evolve, and also in the way specific types of spatial grams are used to express not only spatial but also temporal and other non-spatial relations. Motivation for these similarities may lie in the way we, as human beings, experience the world, which is constrained by our physical configuration and neurophysiological apparatus, as well as our individual cultures.