Discourse metaphors
- The article introduces the notion of discourse metaphor, relatively stable metaphorical mappings that function as a key framing device within a particular discourse over a certain period of time. Discourse metaphors are illustrated by case studies from three lines of research: on the cultural imprint of metaphors, on the negotiation of metaphors and on cross-linguistic occurrence. The source concepts of discourse metaphors refer to phenomenologically salient real or fictitious objects that are part of interactional space (i.e., can be pointed at, like MACHINES or HOUSES) and/or occupy an important place in cultural imagination. Discourse metaphors change both over time and across the discourses where they are used. The implications of focussing on different types of source domains for our thinking about the embodiment and sociocultural situatedness of metaphor is discussed, with particular reference to recent developments in Conceptual Metaphor Theory. Research on discourse suggests that situatedness is a crucial factor in the functioning and dynamics of metaphor.
Author: | Jörg ZinkenORCiDGND, Iina Hellsten, Brigitte Nerlich |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-56185 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110199116 |
ISBN: | 978-3-11-019618-4 |
Parent Title (English): | Body, Language and Mind. Volume 2: Sociocultural Situatedness |
Series (Serial Number): | Cognitive Linguistics Research (35-2) |
Publisher: | de Gruyter |
Place of publication: | Berlin/New York |
Editor: | Roslyn M. Frank, René Dirven, Tom Ziemke, Enrique Bernárdez |
Document Type: | Part of a Book |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2008 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2016/11/23 |
Publicationstate: | Veröffentlichungsversion |
Reviewstate: | (Verlags)-Lektorat |
Tag: | conceptual metaphor theory; discourse analysis; discourse metaphors; schematicity; sociocultural situatedness |
GND Keyword: | Kritische Diskursanalyse; Metapher |
First Page: | 363 |
Last Page: | 385 |
DDC classes: | 400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik |
Open Access?: | ja |
Linguistics-Classification: | Psycholinguistik / Kognitive Linguistik |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland |