COGNITIVE METAPHOR AND DISCOURSE: RESEARCH METHODS AND PARADIGMS
The article dwells on a modern cognitive and discourse study of metaphors. Taking the advantage of the analysis and fusion of information in foreign and domestic papers, the researcher delves into their classification from the ontological, axiological and epistemological points of view. The ontolo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Volgograd State University
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriâ 2. Âzykoznanie |
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| Online Access: | https://l.jvolsu.com/index.php/en/archive-en/723-science-journal-of-volsu-linguistics-2021-vol-20-no-5/materials-and-reports/2307-kalinin-o-i-cognitive-metaphor-and-discourse-research-methods-and-paradigms |
| Summary: | The article dwells on a modern cognitive and discourse study of metaphors. Taking the
advantage of the analysis and fusion of information in foreign and domestic papers, the researcher delves into
their classification from the ontological, axiological and epistemological points of view. The ontological level
breaks down into two basic approaches, namely metaphorical nature of discourse and discursive nature of
metaphors. The former analyses metaphors to fathom characteristics of discourse, while the latter enables the
study metaphorical features in the context of discursive communication. The axiological aspect covers critical
and descriptive studies and the epistemological angle comprises quantitive and qualitative methods in
metaphorical studies. Other issues covered in the paper incorporate a thorough review of methods for
identification of metaphors to include computer-assisted solutions (Word Sense Disambiguation,
Categorisation, Metaphor Clusters) and numerical analysis of the metaphorical nature of discourse – descriptive
analysis, metaphor power index, cluster analysis, and complex metaphor power analysis. On the one hand, the
conceptualization of research papers emphasises major features of the discursive approach to metaphors and
on the other, multiple studies of metaphors in the context of discourse pave the way for a discursive trend in
cognitive metaphorology. |
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| ISSN: | 1998-9911 2409-1979 |