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When metaphors function as schemas: Some cognitive effects of conceptual metaphors

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1995
Authors  Allbritton, David William
Journal Title  Metaphor and Symbolic Activity
Volume  10
Pagination  33-46
Key Words  metaphor; cognitive effect; conceptual metaphor; functions of metaphor; metaphor as schema; metaphor comprehension; metaphor theory; metaphor-based schema; nature of metaphor; psychology; text representation
Abstract  The nature of metaphor, metaphor comprehension processes, and the functions of metaphor are three distinct issues for researchers. It is suggested that the strengths and weaknesses of current theories of metaphor are dependent on the type of metaphor being examined. Recent research in the possible functions of metaphor is reviewed, including evidence that metaphors function as schemas and experimental evidence that metaphor-based schemas can affect the structure of readers' text representations.(LLBA 1996, vol. 30, n. 1)
Notes  Special issue edited by Roger J. Kreuz and Shelly Dews, 'Nonliteral Language: Processing and Use'Dept. Psychology Northwestern U., Evanston 1L 60208
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