Embodied Conceptualization or Neural Realization

A Corpus-Driven Study of Mandarin Synaesthetic Adjectives

AvQingqing Zhao

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book focuses on linguistic synaesthesia in a hitherto less-studied language – Mandarin Chinese – and adopts a corpus-driven approach to support the analysis and argumentation. The study identifies directional tendencies and underlying mechanisms for Mandarin synaesthetic adjectives. By doing so, it not only provides an added layer of understanding for theories of linguistic synaesthesia, but also offers evidence to help refine previous theories, such as Embodiment Theory and Conceptual Metaphor Theory. In brief, the book makes a significant contribution to the development of Cognitive Linguistics. The intended readership includes, but is not limited to, graduate students in linguistics and researchers interested in Chinese linguistics in particular, and in lexical semantics and cognitive linguistics in general.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-11
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:412 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics
Antal sidor:145
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789813293144

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Dr Qingqing Zhao received her PhD from the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Her main research interests are lexical semantics and cognitive linguistics, topics on which she has published more than ten papers in high-impact SCI/SSCI journals and prestigious CSSCI journals, including Linguistics, PLoS ONE, Zhongguoyuwen, and so on.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1.- Introduction to synaesthesia.- Chapter 2 Methodology: A corpus-driven approach.- Chapter 3 Mandarin tactile adjectives.- Chapter 4 Mandarin gustatory adjectives.- Chapter 5 Mandarin visual, auditory, and olfactory adjectives.- Chapter 6 Mandarin compound adjectives combining different modalities.- Chapter 7 From linguistic synaesthesia to Conceptual Metaphor Theory and embodiment.- Chapter 8 Conclusion.