the semantic network of the preposition 'ba' in persian: a cognitive study as one of the widely used prepositions in persian, 'ba' (i.e. with) may also function as an adjective particle or affix. this paper studies various meanings of preposition 'ba' within a cognitive lexical semantics framework. it aims to show that the various meanings of this preposition do not emerge randomly. drawing the...

Semantic figurative metaphors modify visualization models and add non-data visual cues to visualizations. They result from an authorial intent to transmit stronger messages and emotionally connect with broad audiences. This article describes how I make use of semantic figurative metaphors across three applications, discussing design decisions and the limitations of this approach.

The analysis of metaphors is a classical research theme in linguistics, but has received very little attention in psychological research so far. Metaphor analysis—as conceptualized in cognitive linguistics—is proposed here as a qualitative method for psychological research for several reasons. Metaphors are culturally and socially defined, yet they also represent a basic cognitive strategy of a...

In this paper we start from the assumption that in a metaphor, or an onology. same terms belonging to one domain (source domain) are used to refer to obiects other than their conventional referents belonging to a possibly different domain (target domain). We describe a formalism, which is bosed on the First Order Predicate Calculus, for representing the knowledge structure associated with a dom...

Metaphor analysis is known to be insightful for understanding how psychological trauma conceptualized. While previous research on metaphors mainly examined the subjective experience of general traumatic feelings, little has been said about post-traumatic symptoms clinical significance. This paper investigates symptom-specific produced by five victims, who were exposed 2019–2020 social unrest in...

On the “standard” view of conceptual metaphors (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980; Kövecses, 2002), metaphorical creativity arises from cognitive processes extending, elaboration, questioning, combining content in source domain Turner, 1989). I will propose that such cases constitute only a part creativity. An equally important common set is comprised by what call “context-induced” metaphors. discuss fi...

People often use spatial metaphors (e.g., think “laterally”, “outside the box”) to describe exploration of the problem space during creative problem solving. In this paper, we probe the potential cognitive underpinnings of these spatial metaphors. Drawing on theories of situative cognition, semantic foraging theory, and environmental psychology, we formulate and test the hypothesis that larger ...

In modern psychological discourse there is an increase in anthropologically oriented concepts and methodological tools that contribute to the comprehension of multidimensional human existence a rapidly becoming more complex changing world. The conceptosphere post-non-classical psychology replenished with interdisciplinary metaphors necessary comprehend multilevel dynamics life relevance this wo...

In this paper, we describe the development and exploitation of a corpus-based tool for the identification of metaphorical patterns in large datasets. The analysis of metaphor as a cognitive and cultural, rather than solely linguistic, phenomenon has become central as metaphor researchers working within ‘Cognitive Metaphor Theory’ have drawn attention to the presence of systematic and pervasive ...

Languages exhibit striking semantic diversity, but different languages often share core metaphors. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980) claims that universal human experiences give rise to conceptual representations that are then expressed in language. But languages change slowly, making it difficult to observe implicit conceptualization affecting linguistic convention in real ti...