A cross-cultural analysis of heart metaphors
- Guillén Nieto, Victoria (coord.)
- Vargas Sierra, Chelo (coord.)
ISSN: 0214-4808, 2171-861X
Argitalpen urtea: 2008
Zenbakien izenburua: Intercultural communication research
Zenbakia: 21
Orrialdeak: 25-56
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses: RAEI
Garapen Iraunkorreko Helburuak
Laburpena
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”.