Search results
We begin with a brief introduc-tion to metaphor and offer a critical assessment of the claim that conventional metaphors in language reflect underlying conceptual representations and processing, a view associated with Lakoff and Johnson's groundbreaking conceptual metaphor theory (CMT).
This paper outlines a multi-dimensional/multi-disciplinary framework for the study of metaphor. It expands on the cognitive linguistic approach to metaphor in language and thought by adding the dimension of communication, and it expands on the predominantly linguistic and psychological approaches by adding the discipline of social science.
- Craig Campion
We discuss how Lakoff and Johnson’s original claims about metaphor and thought, particularly characteristics of experimental studies, and the lack of a general theoretical model to make sense of empirical findings, all contribute to misconceptions about how metaphor affects thought.
- Stephen Flusberg, Teenie Matlock
The metaphors satisfy the two basic conditions for mixed metaphor: (1) they occur in textual adjacency, i.e. within a single metaphor cluster, and (2) they do not (for the most part) share any imagistic ontology or any direct inferential entailments between them.
- Michael Kimmel
May 9, 2019 · We then discuss recent research that examines whether and how metaphor shapes attitudes and reasoning, outlining some of the cognitive, affective, and social forces that moderate the efficacy...
‘mixed’ is contested by many of the authors, who rather propose alternatives like “multiple” (Cameron), “hybrid” (MacArthur), “complex” (Charteris-Black) and “extended” (Naciscione), and discuss a multitude of factors that affect such metaphors’ use and interpretation. There are
People also ask
What is the role of metaphor in communication?
How can metaphors in conversation be identified?
Do conventional metaphors reflect underlying conceptual representations and processing?
Are affect and metaphor connected?
What is a metaphoric model?
Are linguistic metaphors influenced by other factors?
Jan 1, 2019 · Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2019, Karen Sullivan published Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate.
