Data, problems, heuristics and results in cognitive metaphor research

Kertész, András; Rákosi, Csilla; Csatár, Péter

doi:10.1016/j.langsci.2012.04.011

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“…Over this same period, numerous books have considered metaphor from a variety of perspectives, generally emphasizing linguistic approaches (e.g., Cohen, 2008; Dancygier & Sweetser, 2014; Gibbs, 2008; Goatly, 1997; Kittay, 1987; Kövecses, 2005, 2010; Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Lakoff & Turner, 1989; Ricœur, 1977; Ritchie, 2013; Stern, 2000). But although reviews directed at selected subtopics have appeared (Hoffman & Kemper, 1987; Kertész, Rákosi, & Csatár, 2012; Landau et al, 2010; Meier & Robinson, 2004; Patterson, 2016), the field has not been the focus of a broad review of theories and evidence. Accordingly, the present article aims to provide a critical review of major theories of metaphor comprehension in light of empirical evidence that has accumulated over the past four decades.…”

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Metaphor comprehension: A critical review of theories and evidence.

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Stamenković

2018

Psychological Bulletin

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We review psychological research bearing on major theories of metaphor comprehension. A broad survey of behavioral studies is coupled with findings from recent meta-analyses of neuroimaging studies of metaphor processing. We identify three broad theoretical positions that have been the foci of research efforts: analogy, categorization, and conceptual mapping. The first two of these emphasize relatively well-specified information-processing models; the third links metaphor comprehension to embodied cognition. Our review evaluates the evidence that has been taken as support for each view, and then critically examines studies that bear on competing hypotheses derived from opposing theories. Finally, we discuss issues that future research on metaphor should address. In particular, we call for greater consideration of the pragmatic functions of metaphor in context, of its emotional impact, and of its links to literary interpretation. We suggest ways in which mechanisms based on analogy and conceptual combination might be integrated to create a richer conception of metaphor understanding. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Metaphor comprehension: A critical review of theories and evidence.

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Stamenković

2018

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“…This study was conducted on the basis of blitz-polls on the significance of the Ossetian language, slogans of cultural and educational events on Ossetian Language Day, materials of speeches in the genre of congratulations to the leaders of the Parliament of the Republics of North Ossetia and South Ossetia with the involvement of texts of speeches and meetings of the first persons of the state. The leading methods of the study were the linguophilosophical approach, cognitive, discursive, and contextual approaches, the method of conceptual analysis and interpretative analysis (Boroditsky, 2000;Kertész et al, 2012).…”

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Ethnic language in the polylingual space of the region: linguophilosophical approach

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Multicultural mentality, formed in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, reflects the vectors of the state language policy of the Russian Federation, carried out in conditions of ethno cultural diversity. Philosophical understanding of bilingualism allows you to show the axiological and value-oriented functions of the native and second languages in the territory of compact residence of various ethnic groups. The study is carried out in an interdisciplinary manner, based on the achievements of the philosophy of language, political linguistics, and theoretical developments in the fields of cognitive and sociolinguistics, linguoculturology, bi- and polylingualism. A multifaceted Ossetian and Russian-language material, including data from parliamentary and government sites of North and South Ossetia, the results of a blitz survey of the population and the texts of genres of official congratulations, information messages and slogans, is at the heart of the search. The article is aimed at demonstrating the established conceptual field of ethnic community within the multicultural communicative space in the republics of ethnic Ossetians – North and South Ossetia, developed because of the application of a common humanitarian strategy for the preservation and development of all languages and cultures.

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“…The envelope "is not simply the decoration of the content, which remains unchanged: the envelope and the content give in their interaction a richer meaning than each of these components taken separately. They emphasise that comparison is a psychological process, and metaphor is a type of language use (Kertész et al, 2012). It should be noted that researchers do not understand comparison in the same way, namely: the combination of two objects for the purpose of their joint functioning; examining two objects to identify their similarities or differences (Burmeister, 2005).…”

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The cognitive function of a conceptual metaphor and its methodological foundations

Beknazarova

Almautova

Yelemessova

et al. 2021

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The theory of metaphor has gone through its development, starting with the works of Aristotle, in which it was begun, to the present state, when the linguistic paradigm became anthropocentric, and all linguistic phenomena are considered in direct connection with a person, his thinking, with society. The metaphor, which manifests the principle of human analogue thinking, occupies one of the central places in the cognitive direction of linguistic research. The cognitive theory explores metaphor as a means of conceptualising reality, as a basic mental operation that combines various conceptual spheres to explain, characterise, and cognise one with the help of the other. The novelty of the research is determined by the fact that in traditional theories (comparison theory, semantic approach) metaphor was perceived only as an unusual use of the word, as an abbreviated comparison, or investigated its semantic side, but did not pay attention to the reasons for the emergence of the metaphor, its essence, nature, its mechanisms generation, its role in the process of thinking and cognition. The authors show that the further development of the theory of metaphor is observed in close connection with the development of cognitive linguistics. The practical significance of the research is determined by the fact that the metaphor is shown not only as a phenomenon of language, but also one of the main means of thinking.

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Data, problems, heuristics and results in cognitive metaphor research

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

Metaphor comprehension: A critical review of theories and evidence.

Metaphor comprehension: A critical review of theories and evidence.

Ethnic language in the polylingual space of the region: linguophilosophical approach

The cognitive function of a conceptual metaphor and its methodological foundations

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