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1. Functional universals Functional universals relate to the general job that metaphor accomplishes in connecting culture and cognition. Anthropologists have reflected on the role of metaphor in cultural thought systems as their creators, sustainers, delimiters, conceptual ‘glue’, or contesters of the status-quo.
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Metaphor is pervasive in everyday communication. It is known to help people understand complex topics, communicate efficiently, and influence others. In this paper, we provide a review of the literature on the utility of metaphor, describing key findings and controversies while underscoring recent experimental and theoretical advances.
of research and debates on metaphor while underscoring recent experimental and theoretical advances. In the end, our work paints a complex and dynamic view of metaphor in communi-cation and cognition. We begin with a brief introduction to metaphor, including claims about the role of cognition in metaphor use and understanding.
Mar 22, 2018 · The general outline of the chapter is as follows: To begin, I will propose a view of meaning making in general and cultural meaning making in particular—with a special emphasis on metaphor. Following this, I examine the role of metaphor in folk and scientific theories (models), since, from a cognitive linguistic perspective, culture consists ...
Jan 22, 2015 · Abstract. The chapter discusses how we can conceptualize the phenomenon of “culture” from a cognitive linguistic point of view. This exploration leads to an “enhanced” view of culture, as well as context, where a distinction can be made between two ways of conceiving of culture (and context): culture as our meaning making system (as discussed in Chapter 3) functioning as context, on ...
Aug 10, 2019 · We examine some of the cognitive science related to the role of the sensorimotor-system and metaphorical thought in creating conceptual knowledge and language. Generative metaphor and its particular role in culture are also examined and we explore techniques consultants can employ for working with metaphors and groups to support the construction of culture.
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Mar 31, 2024 · The features ignored by a fully conventionalized conceptual metaphor within a culture may also play a role in the same culture, giving rise to different kinds of metaphors than those conventionally considered so far. These are creative metaphors and catachresis, which we will analyze in the next section. 3.2.3 Catachresis and Novel Metaphors
