Processing Conceptual Metaphors in On-Going Discourse

@article{citeulike:2742171, abstract = {In this study, we investigate whether or not conceptual mappings are accessed and used in on-going discourse when people process conceptual metaphors. In particular, we postulate that the conflicting results of previous studies (Nayak \& Gibbs, 1990; Glucksberg et al., 1993) may be due to either one or both of the two diverse methods employed: (1) the different task demands (a judgment task employed by the former versus a reading task employed by the latter) and (2) the distinct visual presentations of stimuli (a paragraph presentation in the former versus the line-by-line presentation in the latter). We carried out one off-line and four on-line tasks in order to examine which factors affect the access of conceptual mappings in on-going discourse. Our study supports the hypothesis that conceptual mappings exist and are accessed in on-going language processing when materials are presented in a paragraph style. We argue that the line-by-line presentation method creates an expectation for new information, and thus, does not facilitate the activation of conceptual mappings, while a paragraph presentation method allows for conceptual representations to be built and accessed, regardless of what type of task is used.}, author = {Gong, Shu-Ping and Ahrens, Kathleen }, citeulike-article-id = {2742171}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926480701528121}, journal = {Metaphor and Symbol}, keywords = {conceptual\_metaphor, language, metaphor, pragmatics}, number = {4}, pages = {313--330}, posted-at = {2008-05-01 10:15:48}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Psychology Press}, title = {Processing Conceptual Metaphors in On-Going Discourse}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926480701528121}, volume = {22}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2742171 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2742171 TI - Processing Conceptual Metaphors in On-Going Discourse JF - Metaphor and Symbol VL - 22 IS - 4 SP - 313 EP - 330 PB - Psychology Press N2 - In this study, we investigate whether or not conceptual mappings are accessed and used in on-going discourse when people process conceptual metaphors. In particular, we postulate that the conflicting results of previous studies (Nayak & Gibbs, 1990; Glucksberg et al., 1993) may be due to either one or both of the two diverse methods employed: (1) the different task demands (a judgment task employed by the former versus a reading task employed by the latter) and (2) the distinct visual presentations of stimuli (a paragraph presentation in the former versus the line-by-line presentation in the latter). We carried out one off-line and four on-line tasks in order to examine which factors affect the access of conceptual mappings in on-going discourse. Our study supports the hypothesis that conceptual mappings exist and are accessed in on-going language processing when materials are presented in a paragraph style. We argue that the line-by-line presentation method creates an expectation for new information, and thus, does not facilitate the activation of conceptual mappings, while a paragraph presentation method allows for conceptual representations to be built and accessed, regardless of what type of task is used. KW - conceptual_metaphor KW - language KW - metaphor KW - pragmatics AU - Gong, Shu-Ping AU - Ahrens, Kathleen PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926480701528121 ER -