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Mar 31, 2024 · Thus, mediating between image and proposition theories of metaphor, mental imagery, according to Carston, does not play an essential role in metaphor comprehension because it is not the kind of entity that can be manifested but in certain kinds of metaphors, such as image metaphors, it can play a significant marginal role.
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In reality, however, Carston suggests that mental images can...
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In this chapter, we will deal with a third parameter: mental...
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Dec 16, 2022 · In reality, however, Carston suggests that mental images can be activated and play a role even during the interpretation of a syntactically simple metaphor, which requires direct access, that is, a quick and online contextual modulation: “I see no reason for images not to play essentially the same role in the first processing mode, in which word meanings are adjusted to form ad hoc concepts ...
In this chapter, we will deal with a third parameter: mental imagery.1 The relation-ship between mental imagery and metaphor has a long history and imagery has often been identified as the distinctive feature of metaphorical usages. As ([13], p. 114— my translation) writes, “metaphor is a kind of borderline case in which an utterance.
Aug 1, 2018 · ABSTRACT. Many people report experiencing mental imagery (visual, auditory, and/or kinetic) when they comprehend verbal metaphors. The question whether imagery is merely an incidental side-effect of processes of metaphor understanding or plays a key role in comprehension remains unresolved, with diametrically opposed views expressed among psychologists, philosophers, and literary theorists.
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generation, on the other. In section 4, the issue of what role mental images may play in metaphor understanding is addressed. Evidence collected by some cognitive psychologists in support of the view that mental imagery plays an essential role in understanding one kind of metaphor (so-called ‘image’ metaphors) is presented and assessed.
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Many people report experiencing mental imagery (visual, auditory, and/or kinetic) when they comprehend verbal metaphors. The question whether imagery is merely an incidental side-effect of processes of metaphor understanding or plays a key role in comprehension remains unresolved, with diametrically opposed views expressed among psychologists, philosophers, and literary theorists.
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Jun 22, 2018 · mental images are not merely epiphenomenal, but play an essential role in understanding these metaphors. However, it could be argued by a sceptic about the role of mental imagery in
