Embodied Conceptualization or Neural Realization

A Corpus-Driven Study of Mandarin Synaesthetic Adjectives
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-981-329-317-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 145 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

Reihe: Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhao, Qingqing

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Theoretische Linguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Computerlinguistik, Korpuslinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.