The aim of this study is to discover basic principles underlying linguistic figurativeness and to develop a theory that is capable of capturing conventional figurative language (referred to as CFLT, i.e. Conventional Figurative Language Theory). The rich empirical data analysed for this publication include, among other things, idioms, proverbs, lexicalised metaphors, and figurative compounds, drawn from ten standard languages with widely different genetic relationships and/or cultural backgrounds (English, German, Dutch, Swedish, French, Russian, Lithuanian, Greek, Finnish, Japanese) and one Low German dialect.The main topic of this work is the relationship between the figurative meaning of a lexical unit and the mental images that form its conceptual basis. Using a cognitive approach, the study deals with the central question of what types of knowledge are involved in creating motivating links between these two conceptual levels of figurative units. Of all the possible types of knowledge relevant to conventional figurative language, so-called "cultural knowledge" can be shown to be crucial. As a consequence, CFLT has to include elements of cultural semiotics and other culture-related disciplines.

Figurative Language: Cross-Cultural And Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Current Research in theSemantics/Pragmatics Interface)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Dobrovol'skij, Dmitrij

Piiraninen, Elisabeth

Mental Health

Brill Academic Pub

Figurative Language: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Perspectives (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM], 350)

Reference

Piirainen, Elisabeth

Words, Language & Grammar

De Gruyter Mouton

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