What are the Characteristics of EmotionalMetaphors ?

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  • Cornelia M. Verspoor
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Metaphors are extremely pervasive in language. They provide a powerful manner of making abstract concepts explicit. For these reasons, they are frequently utilized to describe emotional state. The current research supports the idea that metaphors used in emotional domains tend to be conventionalized. This conventionalization is what makes it possible to identify common themes in the metaphors referencing each emotional domain. The research identi es such common themes, and shows that they can provide a basis for accurate grouping of metaphors from the same domain.

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تاریخ انتشار 1993