Motion metaphors in discourse construction
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Joaquín Garrido
Abstract
Motion metaphors occur at different levels, from prepositional phrases to discourse, including theoretical metaphors. After reviewing Relevance Theory as a bottom-up approach, and Cognitive Linguistics and Segmented Discourse Representation Theory as top-down ones, an integrated approach to metaphor in discourse construction is developed, based on a cognitive operation of connection of lower units into higher ones, similar to subsumption in the Lexical Constructional Model and to chunking in the Usage-Based Approach.
In discourse construction, as the analysis of press and poetry examples show, either a motion metaphor may contribute to the discourse structure, or it may result from it. Discourses are packed into text structures; live discourse metaphors develop into text-type metaphors on their way to conventionalization. Metaphor and discourse construction are bottom-up processes, since they result from connection of lower units, but they are also top-down, based on properties of higher units, domains in metaphor and relations in discourse.
Abstract
Motion metaphors occur at different levels, from prepositional phrases to discourse, including theoretical metaphors. After reviewing Relevance Theory as a bottom-up approach, and Cognitive Linguistics and Segmented Discourse Representation Theory as top-down ones, an integrated approach to metaphor in discourse construction is developed, based on a cognitive operation of connection of lower units into higher ones, similar to subsumption in the Lexical Constructional Model and to chunking in the Usage-Based Approach.
In discourse construction, as the analysis of press and poetry examples show, either a motion metaphor may contribute to the discourse structure, or it may result from it. Discourses are packed into text structures; live discourse metaphors develop into text-type metaphors on their way to conventionalization. Metaphor and discourse construction are bottom-up processes, since they result from connection of lower units, but they are also top-down, based on properties of higher units, domains in metaphor and relations in discourse.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction to the Volume 1
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The contemporary theory of metaphor: Revisions and recent developments
- Recent developments in metaphor theory 11
- The contemporary theory of metaphor — now new and improved! 27
- Awareness in metaphor understanding 67
- Productivity of Spanish verb–noun compounds 85
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Metaphor and/or metonymy across different discourse/genre types
- Motion metaphors in discourse construction 109
- The adaptation of metaphors across genres 133
- Multimodal metonymy and metaphor as complex discourse resources for creativity in ICT advertising discourse 157
- How patent can patents be? 183
- Euphemistic conceptual metaphors in epitaphs from Highgate Cemetery 201
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The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: Current Applications
- Cognitive Semantic ways of teaching figurative phrases 229
- Translation Studies and the cognitive theory of metaphor 265
- Distinguishing near-synonyms and translation equivalents in metaphorical terms 283
- Subject index 317
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction to the Volume 1
-
The contemporary theory of metaphor: Revisions and recent developments
- Recent developments in metaphor theory 11
- The contemporary theory of metaphor — now new and improved! 27
- Awareness in metaphor understanding 67
- Productivity of Spanish verb–noun compounds 85
-
Metaphor and/or metonymy across different discourse/genre types
- Motion metaphors in discourse construction 109
- The adaptation of metaphors across genres 133
- Multimodal metonymy and metaphor as complex discourse resources for creativity in ICT advertising discourse 157
- How patent can patents be? 183
- Euphemistic conceptual metaphors in epitaphs from Highgate Cemetery 201
-
The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: Current Applications
- Cognitive Semantic ways of teaching figurative phrases 229
- Translation Studies and the cognitive theory of metaphor 265
- Distinguishing near-synonyms and translation equivalents in metaphorical terms 283
- Subject index 317
