
Perception Metaphors
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 21. February 2019
Book
Hardback
382 pages
978-90-272-0200-0 (ISBN)
Description
Metaphor allows us to think and talk about one thing in terms of another, ratcheting up our cognitive and expressive capacity. It gives us concrete terms for abstract phenomena, for example, ideas become things we can grasp or let go of. Perceptual experience-characterised as physical and relatively concrete-should be an ideal source domain in metaphor, and a less likely target. But is this the case across diverse languages? And are some sensory modalities perhaps more concrete than others? This volume presents critical new data on perception metaphors from over 40 languages, including many which are under-studied. Aside from the wealth of data from diverse languages-modern and historical; spoken and signed-a variety of methods (e.g., natural language corpora, experimental) and theoretical approaches are brought together. This collection highlights how perception metaphor can offer both a bedrock of common experience and a source of continuing innovation in human communication.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-0200-0 (9789027202000)
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Editor
University of York and Radboud University
National Autonomous University of Mexico and Radboud University
Radboud University
University of York and Radboud University