Figurative Language: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Perspectives

Dmitrij Dobrovol'skij; Elisabeth Piirainen

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

Figurative Language

Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Perspectives

Dmitrij Dobrovol'skij and Elisabeth Piirainen

Volume 350 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110702538

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About this book

The book develops a Theory of the Figurative Lexicon. Units of the figurative lexicon (conventional figurative units, CFUs for short) differ from all other elements of the language in two points: Firstly, they are conventionalized. That is, they are elements of the mental lexicon – in contrast to freely created figurative expressions. Secondly, they consist of two conceptual levels: they can be interpreted at the level of their literal reading and at the level of their figurative meaning – which both can be activated simultaneously.
New insights into the Theory of Figurative Lexicon relate, on the one hand, to the metaphor theory. Over time, it became increasingly clear that the Conceptual Metaphor Theory in the sense of Lakoff can only partly explain the conventional figurativeness. On the other hand, it became clear that “intertextuality” plays a far greater role in the CFUs of Western cultures than previously assumed.
The book’s main target audience will be linguists, researchers in phraseology, paremiology and metaphor, and cultural studies. The data and explanations of the idioms will provide a welcome textbook in courses on linguistics, culture history, phraseology research and phraseodidactics.

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Dmitrij Dobrovol’skij, Moscow, Russia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
1 General issues Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Conventional figurative language and phraseology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3 On the cross-linguistic equivalence of idioms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4 Motivation of conventional figurative units Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
5 “False friends” and paronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
6 The Cognitive Theory of Metaphor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
7 Idioms of Fear: A cognitive approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
8 Cognitive modelling of figurative semantics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
9 Specific frames: The concept House in language and culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
10 Culture and figurative language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
11 Cultural symbolism in figurative language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
12 Numeral words and number symbols in culture and language: Case studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
13 Animal metaphors and animal symbols: Case studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	404
14 Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Edition: 2nd, rev.and updated ed.
Audience: Scholars and Researchers in Linguistics, Phraseology, Paremiology, Metaphor, and Cultural Studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 487
Illustrations
- Tables: 1
Keywords: Conventional Metaphors; Idioms; Cross-Linguistic Analysis; Cross-Cultural Research

eBook

Published: November 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110702538

Hardcover

Published: November 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110616910

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9783111255606