Metaphors in Conversational Context
Toward a Connectivity Theory of Metaphor Interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21271664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Ritchie (0000-0003-4816-113X), David T Ritchie (Portland State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 265-287 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Metaphor and Symbol (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6488 • E-ISSN: 1532-7868 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327868ms1904_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2046322946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 28 |
The model proposed in this article merges the cognitive and social elements of metaphor use and interpretation in the cognitive representation of mutual cognitive environment (Sperber & Wilson, 1986/1995) or common ground (Clark, 1996). The proposed principle of metaphor interpretation is based on the interaction of both vehicle and topic with the common ground. Because common ground is inherently problematic, it is rarely accurate to discuss "the meaning of" a metaphor, as if metaphors must have a single well-specified meaning. Each metaphor is interpreted in the particular communicative context in which it is encountered, and individual interpretations will not necessarily match unless the individuals' cognitive representations of the common ground are similar. The proposed model is consistent with several other theories of metaphor interpretation, but it explicitly acknowledges the need for interpretive processes to be context specific and neurologically embodied, and avoids the problem of circularity (Ritchie, 2003b)
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Common ground · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Action Observation and Synchronization · Categorization, perception, and language · Communication · Computer Science · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0.55 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |