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Conceptual metaphors of anger in popularized scientific texts

A contrastive (English/Greek/French) cognitive-discursive approach

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Metaphors conceptualizing emotions represent a well-researched area within the framework of a cognitive theory of metaphor. However, very few studies focus on emotion metaphors from a discursive and cross-linguistic perspective. The present paper sets out to investigate from a cognitive and discursive point of view conceptual metaphors in the target domain of ANGER in English, French, and Greek. The research is based on comparable corpora written by experts in psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy that are freely available on the Internet. The analysis of the corpora points out that conceptual metaphors are a powerful tool for experts who try to offer their readership a new and scientific perspective on the abstract concept of ANGER, while bringing out both differences and similarities, as identified in the three sub corpora.

  • Affiliations: 1: University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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    1980 Metaphors We Live By. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
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  18. 1999 Philosophy in the Flesh. New York: Basic Books.
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    1987 “The cognitive model of anger inherent in American English.”InCultural Models in Language and Thought, ed. by Dorothy Holland and Naomi Quinn , 195–221. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511607660.009
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    (eds) 1999 “What is a body-as-container-for-emotions metaphor?”Metaphors In English. LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0. Dallas: SIL International. 19Sept 2008.www.sil.org/lingualinks/lexicon/metaphorsinenglish/WhatIsABodyAsContainerForEmoti.htm
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    (ed) 1979 Metaphor and thought. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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    2008 Anger, Rage and Relationship: An Empathic Approach to Anger Management, London: Routledge.
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  24. Soriano, Cristina
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  25. Steen, Gerard
    2008 “The paradox of metaphor: Why we need a three dimensional model of metaphor.”Metaphor and Symbol23: 213–241. doi: 10.1080/10926480802426753
     https://doi.org/10.1080/10926480802426753 [Google Scholar]

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