Title: Figurativeness, conceptual metaphor, and blending
Abstract:Figurative language has interested stylisticians, literary scholars, and linguists for a long
time. The last thirty years of scholarship have brought about an interest in figurative language which al...Figurative language has interested stylisticians, literary scholars, and linguists for a long
time. The last thirty years of scholarship have brought about an interest in figurative language which also includes a study of the conceptualizations underlying figuration. One of
the first, and most broadly discussed, figures in this context is conceptual metaphor (see
Chapter 1).1 The conceptual approach now also includes a different mapping, known as
conceptual integration (or blending). Both concepts have been used in general studies of
linguistic meaning, but have also increasingly appeared in discussions of other aspects of
language, and have become popular in cognitive discussions of visual artifacts, discourse
genres, and also non-linguistic disciplines. Much of the extant literature does not make clear
distinctions between the two conceptual explanations of meaning; also, analysts and students are often not sure how the two concepts are similar and different. An explanation is
clearly needed. In what follows, I will outline some major features of Conceptual Metaphor
Theory (CMT) and Conceptual Integration/Blending Theory (CBT), often referred to simply
as Blending Theory. I will also suggest practical ways in which the central concepts of a conceptual metaphor and a blend can be used in text analysis, and draw comparisons between
them, also in the context of other forms of figurative language.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-11-28
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 11
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot