A cross-cultural analysis of heart metaphors
- Guillén Nieto, Victoria (coord.)
- Vargas Sierra, Chelo (coord.)
ISSN: 0214-4808, 2171-861X
Year of publication: 2008
Issue Title: Intercultural communication research
Issue: 21
Pages: 25-56
Type: Article
More publications in: Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses: RAEI
Sustainable development goals
Abstract
In this article we propose a cognitive model which results of metaphorical expressions gathered from dictionaries and thesauri and their later examination and classification. We begin with basic conceptual operations, such as reification and personification, to arrive at more complex metaphors which constitute the “Idealized Cognitive Model”.