Chapter 9. Metaphor repositories and cross-linguistic comparison
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Mario Brdar
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the relationship between repositories of figurative speech, cross-linguistic research and ontology models. We first demonstrate on two case studies some problems caused by cross-linguistic comparison of some conceptual metaphors and claim that the interaction between repositories and cross-linguistic research results in more synergy if an ontology model mediates between them. We then present the architecture of the Ontological Model of Concepts and Construction that seeks to capture the ontological and conceptual organization in 16 emergent layers and (super)impose a referential lexical and constructional layer of language-specific knowledge, metaphor appearing as a conceptual process involving the violation of the ontological congruency between concepts activated by linguistic construction triggering emergent enrichment of the construed concept.
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the relationship between repositories of figurative speech, cross-linguistic research and ontology models. We first demonstrate on two case studies some problems caused by cross-linguistic comparison of some conceptual metaphors and claim that the interaction between repositories and cross-linguistic research results in more synergy if an ontology model mediates between them. We then present the architecture of the Ontological Model of Concepts and Construction that seeks to capture the ontological and conceptual organization in 16 emergent layers and (super)impose a referential lexical and constructional layer of language-specific knowledge, metaphor appearing as a conceptual process involving the violation of the ontological congruency between concepts activated by linguistic construction triggering emergent enrichment of the construed concept.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Preface and acknowledgements ix
- Fantastic metaphors and where to find them 1
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Part I. New methods and digital resources for mining metaphor and metonymy in thought, language, and images
- Chapter 1. MetaNet 23
- Chapter 2. The tripartite typology and the Córdoba Metonymy Database 49
- Chapter 3. Metaphor in the age of mechanical production 75
- Chapter 4. VisMet and the crowd 99
- Chapter 5. MetaNet.HR 123
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Part II. Reflecting on the risks and challenges involved in building and using repositories of figurative language
- Chapter 6. The lexical vs. corpus-based method in the study of metaphors 149
- Chapter 7. Figurative reasoning in hedged performatives 175
- Chapter 8. Mereology in the flesh 199
- Chapter 9. Metaphor repositories and cross-linguistic comparison 225
- Notes on contributors 253
- Metonymy and metaphor index 255
- Author index 257
- Subject index 261
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Preface and acknowledgements ix
- Fantastic metaphors and where to find them 1
-
Part I. New methods and digital resources for mining metaphor and metonymy in thought, language, and images
- Chapter 1. MetaNet 23
- Chapter 2. The tripartite typology and the Córdoba Metonymy Database 49
- Chapter 3. Metaphor in the age of mechanical production 75
- Chapter 4. VisMet and the crowd 99
- Chapter 5. MetaNet.HR 123
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Part II. Reflecting on the risks and challenges involved in building and using repositories of figurative language
- Chapter 6. The lexical vs. corpus-based method in the study of metaphors 149
- Chapter 7. Figurative reasoning in hedged performatives 175
- Chapter 8. Mereology in the flesh 199
- Chapter 9. Metaphor repositories and cross-linguistic comparison 225
- Notes on contributors 253
- Metonymy and metaphor index 255
- Author index 257
- Subject index 261
