What is the explanatory value of a conceptual metaphor?

McGlone, Matthew S.

doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2006.02.016

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“…First, as has been argued repeatedly, conceptual metaphor theory lacks a description of possible psychological process models (Boroditsky, 2000;McGlone, 2007;Murphy, 1996;Schubert, Waldzus, & Seibt, 2011). This makes it difficult to deduce clearly defined novel predictions about when metaphors are used, which metaphors are used, and how metaphors influence social inferences.…”

Section: Grounding Social Embodimentmentioning

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Grounding Social Embodiment

Lakens¹

2014

Social Cognition

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Grounding Social Embodiment

Lakens¹

2014

Social Cognition

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“…Conceptual Metaphor Theory has previously been criticized for 27 lacking a more detailed model of how the relationship between concrete concepts and abstract concepts is established (Murphy, 1996;Boroditsky, 2000;McGlone, 2007). The recent neural theory of metaphor put forward by Lakoff (2008) is the most explicit account of the processes underlying CMT so far, and proposes that neural mappings between concrete experiences and abstract concepts emerge through peoples' experiences, and these neural mappings are combined into larger neural circuits that allow us to ground metaphoric language.…”

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Abstract Concepts in Grounded Cognition

Lakens¹

2017

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concepts in grounded cognitionAbstracte concepten in gegronde cognitie References 115 Summary in Dutch 133Curriculum Vitae 139 5 Introduction M orality, time, and valence are highly abstract concepts. Exactly how people are able to think and talk about abstract concepts is a question that has intrigued philosophers and scientists for centuries. In this thesis I focus on the question how people represent the meaning of abstract concepts, by investigating whether abstract concepts are understood through the use of metaphors. Metaphors allow people to think about abstract concepts in terms of concrete experiences. For example, the scales of Lady Justice are a metaphor for justice. People might not be able to see the future, but it can be represented as being ahead of us. Black knights in fairytales are usually evil, and the color of their armor is a metaphoric representation of the relation they have with the knights in shining armor. These and similar metaphors are not only used to intentionally communicate the meaning of abstract concepts, but these metaphoric representations also underlie abstract conceptual thought. How the meaning of abstract concepts is grounded in concrete experiences is the topic of this dissertation.Broadly speaking, two views exist on how abstract concepts are represented in our mind. On the one hand, amodal views share the common theme that people think in a purely symbolic language, where concepts 6 are represented as artificial symbols, and computational operations are performed upon these symbols during conceptual processing (Dennett, 1969;Fodor, 1975;Pylyshyn, 1984;Jackendoff, 2002). These artificial symbols are inherently non-perceptual; none of the original sensory or motor information from any modality (e.g., vision, touch, sound, smell, etc) which created these symbols is present when the final amodal symbols are used to represent concepts. On the other hand, several views on the representation of concepts have emerged over the last decennium which all share the idea that conceptual processing is perceptual in nature (e.g., Barsalou, 1999;Gallese & Lakoff, 2005;Glenberg & Kaschak, 2002;Jeannerod, 2001;Pulvermüller, 1999;Zwaan, 2004). According to these grounded approaches to cognition, conceptual thought consists of representations built on concrete sensorimotor information. For example, understanding the word 'kick' is assumed to depend at least in part on the activation of the muscles used to perform a kicking motion.As a result of the growing number of empirical studies that have investigated the role of sensorimotor activation in language comprehension, a consensus is emerging that sensorimotor areas in the brain are activated when people read words related to concrete concepts (Zwaan, 2009;Mahon & Caramazza, 2009;Vigliocco & Meteyard, 2008). For example, thinking about the color of a banana activates brain areas in the visual cortex (Simmons, Ramjee, Beauchamp, McRae, Martin, & Barsalou, 2007). Thinking about the color of a banana leads to remarkably similar pattern...

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“…Instead, it equates time with money, a currency to be spent most carefully. Here, the caution given with regard to time is implied (McGlone, 2007). The receiver must ponder upon it himself.…”

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A Metaphoric Rhetorical Criticism on Aminuddin Baki’s Speech: Some Preliminary Findings

Shah¹,

Hassan

Shamshudeen

et al. 2014

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The purpose of this paper is to look at the Aminuddin Baki's Torch Movement Speech (Ceramah Gerakan Obor) from the critical theory of metaphorical perspective. The study of metaphor is considered important because it has been used by many speech writers, authors, and CEOs in big organisations to strengthen the impact of their speeches. Metaphors are used to amplify meanings in one's speech. The objective of the study is to identify the type of metaphors employed and how the metaphors are conveyed within the Torch Movement Speeches. The study also hopes to identify the direction of metaphor used in terms of positive, negative or neutral which is predominant in the speech. Numerous studies have been done on the biographical portion of Aminuddin Baki but not of the particular speeches he had made on the progression of the natives in Malaysia as a whole. The late Aminuddin Baki was known as a man of great purpose and was committed to seeing the advancement of Malaysians in education. This study used a qualitative method through a rhetorical analysis of one of Aminuddin Baki's Torch Movement speech. Using Neo-Aristotelian Criticism perspective in the analysis of speech, this study demonstrates the relevance in the application of ancient Malay metaphor in modern day communication interaction among the people.

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What is the explanatory value of a conceptual metaphor?

Cited by 160 publications

References 40 publications

Grounding Social Embodiment

Grounding Social Embodiment

Abstract Concepts in Grounded Cognition

A Metaphoric Rhetorical Criticism on Aminuddin Baki’s Speech: Some Preliminary Findings

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