Creative metaphors and non-propositional effects
An experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14962909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valandis Bardzokas (0000-0002-4894-2406, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 473-500 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pragmatics Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1018-2101 • E-ISSN: 2406-4238 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/prag.22034.bar |
| OpenAlex | W4385955180 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Over the last decade there has been growing relevance-theoretic interest in the interpretation of creative metaphors. Much of this interest has focused on non-propositional aspects of interpretation: mental image effects/emotive effects. Central to this enquiry is the following question: are non-propositional effects essential to the metaphorical interpretation process? The implications of answering this question are important, since, if the answer is positive, then the delivery of metaphorical interpretation depends, not only on utterance processing, but also on the hearer’s formation of mental images as well as emotive experience. Relevance-theoretic studies argue that mental images do not fulfill an essential role in the metaphorical interpretation process. While the supporting evidence is solid, it requires experimental substantiation. The current paper responds to this requirement, taking on board emotive effects, too, apart from mental images. Ultimately, the current work concludes that the role of non-propositional effects in metaphorical interpretation is not essential
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Emotive · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Mental process · Relevance (law · Relevance theory · Utterance · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology
Thoughts and Utterances
A unitary approach to Lexical Pragmatics
Mental Imagery in Interpreting Poetic Metaphor
Figurative Language, Mental Imagery, and Pragmatics
Emotion knowledge
Non-propositional effects in verbal communication
Ostension and the communicative function of natural language
Beyond ostension
Relevance and emotion
Pragmatics and the challenge of 'non-propositional' effects
On the descriptive ineffability of expressive meaning
Pragmatics, propositional and non-propositional effects
Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |