Chapter 10. Approaching perceptual qualities
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Daria Ryzhova
Abstract
The paper examines the properties of heavy as a perceptual concept, based on evidence from 11 languages. We demonstrate that the semantics of this concept is heterogeneous; lexemes of this field can be used in situations of at least three types: Lifting, Shifting and Weighing. These situations are either lexicalised as separate words, or they converge in a single lexeme in various combinations following certain strategies. We also argue that different metaphorical extensions correspond to different situation types; this allows us to use analysis of metaphoric shifts as an additional instrument to establish the semantic structure of direct meanings.
Abstract
The paper examines the properties of heavy as a perceptual concept, based on evidence from 11 languages. We demonstrate that the semantics of this concept is heterogeneous; lexemes of this field can be used in situations of at least three types: Lifting, Shifting and Weighing. These situations are either lexicalised as separate words, or they converge in a single lexeme in various combinations following certain strategies. We also argue that different metaphorical extensions correspond to different situation types; this allows us to use analysis of metaphoric shifts as an additional instrument to establish the semantic structure of direct meanings.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Chapter 1. Perception metaphors 1
- Chapter 2. Words of sense 17
- Chapter 3. Perception metaphors in cognitive linguistics 43
- Chapter 4. Perception metaphor in English 65
- Chapter 5. Metaphors and perception in the lexicon 85
- Chapter 6. Synaesthetic metaphors are neither synaesthetic nor metaphorical 105
- Chapter 7. Sensory experiences, meaning and metaphor 127
- Chapter 8. Taste metaphors in Hieroglyphic Egyptian 145
- Chapter 9. Why do we understand music as moving? 165
- Chapter 10. Approaching perceptual qualities 185
- Chapter 11. Grounding mental metaphors in touch 209
- Chapter 12. Polysemy of the Estonian perception verb nägema ‘to see’ 231
- Chapter 13. Evidential vindication in next turn 253
- Chapter 14. Sensory perception metaphors in sign languages 275
- Chapter 15. Metaphors of perception in Japanese Sign Language 303
- Chapter 16. Perception and metaphor 327
- Chapter 17. Perception verbs in context 347
- List of metaphors 369
- Index 373
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Chapter 1. Perception metaphors 1
- Chapter 2. Words of sense 17
- Chapter 3. Perception metaphors in cognitive linguistics 43
- Chapter 4. Perception metaphor in English 65
- Chapter 5. Metaphors and perception in the lexicon 85
- Chapter 6. Synaesthetic metaphors are neither synaesthetic nor metaphorical 105
- Chapter 7. Sensory experiences, meaning and metaphor 127
- Chapter 8. Taste metaphors in Hieroglyphic Egyptian 145
- Chapter 9. Why do we understand music as moving? 165
- Chapter 10. Approaching perceptual qualities 185
- Chapter 11. Grounding mental metaphors in touch 209
- Chapter 12. Polysemy of the Estonian perception verb nägema ‘to see’ 231
- Chapter 13. Evidential vindication in next turn 253
- Chapter 14. Sensory perception metaphors in sign languages 275
- Chapter 15. Metaphors of perception in Japanese Sign Language 303
- Chapter 16. Perception and metaphor 327
- Chapter 17. Perception verbs in context 347
- List of metaphors 369
- Index 373
