Metaphor across Time and Conceptual Space

Name: Metaphor across Time and Conceptual Space | The interplay of embodiment and cultural models
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The interplay of embodiment and cultural models

James J. Mischler, III(Autor*in)

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Erschienen am 18. September 2013

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Metaphor across Time and Conceptual Space
Editorial page
Title page
LCC data
Dedication page
Table of contents
Tables and figures
Part I. Theoretical foundations
Chapter 1. The Cognition-Culture interface
Introduction
Key theoretical constructs
Cognitive-Functionalism
Conceptualization
Non-autonomous knowledge
Culture and cultural models
Cultural models as conceptual systems
Cultural models as conceptual systems: An example
Cultural models and syntax: Another example
Cultural models provide perspective on a scene
The implications of cultural models as cognitive constructs
Summary
Usage-based theory of language
Usage-based models and empirical research
Is conceptualization dynamic?
Form-meaning pair
The semiotic triangle: Form, meaning, and community common ground
Theories of shared cultural knowledge
Understanding ambiguous utterances
Intersubjectivity revisited
Summary
Linguistic metaphor
Methodological issues
The role of non-linguistic data
Implications for the current studies
Non-linguistic data in conceptual metaphor research
Summary
The use of text corpora
Introspection as a data collection strategy
Introspection and the problem of context
Text corpora as a data collection strategy
Corpus research in Cognitive-Functionalism
Corpus methods in perspective
Summary
Corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS)
Plan of the volume
Chapter 2. Diachronic aspects of synchronic concepts
Introduction
Introduction to conceptual metaphor theory
Perspective on a scene via cultural models
Analysis of the CM of anger
The bodily experience of anger
Sub-variations of the CM of anger
The fluid CM
Elaborations of the fluid CM
A research gap
The experiential scene
The anger prototype scenario
Cultural models as bases in conceptualization
Atypical cases of anger
controlled response over time
intense response over time
Conclusions
Classification of the non-prototypical cases
control in the non-prototypical cases
Theory as a test of observed language patterns
The proposal: The blood and spleen metaphors
Synchronic studies of CM and culture
Conceptual metaphors as universals
Matsuki (1995)
Yu (1995)
Conceptual metaphors as cultural models
Maalej (2004)
Kövecses (2010a)
Conclusion: embodiment and cultural models as equal partners
Frequency of use and cultural models
Chapter summary and conclusions
Filling the research gap
Chapter 3. Metaphor across historical time
Introduction
Two types of historical study
Synchronic-historical research
Synchronic-historical research: An example
A synchronic-historical study of CM and culture
Summary
Diachronic studies of conceptual metaphor
Diachronic studies: Single factor designs
Gevaert (2002)
Geeraerts and Gevaert (2008)
Koivisto-Alanko and Tissari (2006)
Diachronic designs: Multiple factor studies
Trim (2011)
Geeraerts, Gevaert, and Speelman (2011)
Summary
The research gap
Theoretical implications
Methodological implications: The role of frequency statistics
Motivations for the current studies
Part II. A macro-study of human emotion in cultural context, A.D. 1500-1990
Chapter 4. Research questions and methodology
Introduction
Research questions
The ancillary study of historical non-linguistic data
Data collection
The four types of data
Data analysis
The main study of diachronic linguistic expressions of anger
Materials
Data
Implications for data identification and collection
Selecting the search keywords
The role of context
Limitations of the keyword search procedure
Data collection
Data analysis
An implication of the method: The value of mixed research designs
Chapter summary
Chapter 5. Results of the ancillary study of non-linguistic data
Introduction
The ancillary study of the four humors cultural model
General principles of the four humors
The self-care focus
The macrocosm/microcosm cultural model
Implications for the four humors model
Summary
The ancillary study of non-linguistic data: Results
The unified model: A historical composite view
Basic principles of the unified model
The macrocosm principle
The microcosm principles
The concept of balance in the four humors
Five scientific advances in human physiology, A.D. 1500-1990
1500-1599: Scientific anatomy (Andreas Vesalius, 1543)
Prior research
Vesalius' work and influence
Evidence for the unified model in 16th century lay practice
1600-1699: Blood circulation (William Harvey, 1628)
Harvey's work and influence
Evidence for the unified model in 17th century lay practice
1700-1799: Symptom localization (Giambattista Morgagni, 1761)
Morgagni's work and influence
Evidence for unified model in 18th century lay practice
Summary
1800-1899: Tissue cell pathology (Rudolph Virchow, 1858)
Virchow's work and influence
Evidence for unified model lay practice in the 19th century
Summary
1900-1990: Medical school standards (Abraham Flexner, 1910)
Flexner's work and influence
Evidence for unified model lay practice in the 20th century
Implications for the current studies
Chapter 6. The main study of two diachronic metaphors of anger
Introduction
Data collection results
The frequency results
General trends
Implications of the frequency results
Comparing the raw frequencies to the scientific advances
The discourse analysis
The blood and spleen metaphors and prototypicality
Analysis of selected historical metaphor samples
Chapter summary
Part III. Micro-studies of emotion - the 19th century
Chapter 7. The edge of anger
Introduction
Purposes
Method
Data collection
Data selection
Data analysis
Results
Discussion
Implications of the study
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Bubbling happiness
Introduction
Data
Research questions
Method
Materials
Data collection
Data analysis
Results
Metaphors of happiness
Metaphors of excitation
Metaphors of sadness
Metaphors of anger
Discussion
Conclusions and implications of the study
Part IV. Conclusions and implications
Chapter 9. The non-autonomous nature of cognition, language, and culture
Introduction
Research questions
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Implications for conceptual metaphor theory
Semantic shift and frequency of use
Cultural models as conceptualizations
Frequency of use measures and conceptual metaphor
Is construal a dynamic process?: Revisiting the issue
The embodied core and the cultural periphery
The embodied core and the cultural periphery: An example
Variation in conceptualization
Variation in historical metaphors of emotion: The DME
The unity of cognitive domains
Conclusion: Conceptualization is static and dynamic
Speaker/Hearer interaction and the "override"
Implications for the current study
Future research in cognitive-functionalism and conceptual metaphor
Dynamic construal
Experiential scenes, domain matrices, and non-autonomous knowledge
Cultural models and linguistic forms
Diachronic studies of conceptual metaphor
The social context of language forms
Methodological considerations in cognitive-functional research
Multidisciplinary research
Corpus size
CADS and mixed-methods research
Non-linguistic data
Additional research techniques
Chapter summary
Epilogue. "Bridging the Gap" between theory and real-world language use
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index

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