Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative
The paper applies an interdisciplinary perspective to a fictional text showing that fractals as mathematical models are a powerful tool for conceptualizing life experience in biographical narratives. The multilevel construction of Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd is explored on the basis of fractal metap...
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Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
2014-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2014-0007 |
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| description | The paper applies an interdisciplinary perspective to a fictional text showing that fractals as mathematical models are a powerful tool for conceptualizing life experience in biographical narratives. The multilevel construction of Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd is explored on the basis of fractal metaphor theory. This research focuses on the LIFE IS A STORY conceptual fractal metaphor which is built up on analogical mappings, mental space connections, and blends. The fractal model of metaphor in biographical narrative, which is assigned to the formula LIFE IS A STORY f (1) + f (2) + f (3) + … + f (n), contains the mental space of the intentional source domain story, which provides a way to structure the understanding of the limiting target domain of the concept life. Fractal metaphors aim at making the conceptual metaphor flexible and dynamic, renewing its ability of self-development and self-perfection, transforming itself into one of the means of changeable conceptualization of reality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b75633fac26f4b40951942a69f673ede2024-04-03T04:28:49ZengConstantine the Philosopher University in NitraTopics in Linguistics1337-75902199-65042014-12-011411810.2478/topling-2014-0007topling-2014-0007Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrativeBystrov Yakiv0Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, UkraineThe paper applies an interdisciplinary perspective to a fictional text showing that fractals as mathematical models are a powerful tool for conceptualizing life experience in biographical narratives. The multilevel construction of Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd is explored on the basis of fractal metaphor theory. This research focuses on the LIFE IS A STORY conceptual fractal metaphor which is built up on analogical mappings, mental space connections, and blends. The fractal model of metaphor in biographical narrative, which is assigned to the formula LIFE IS A STORY f (1) + f (2) + f (3) + … + f (n), contains the mental space of the intentional source domain story, which provides a way to structure the understanding of the limiting target domain of the concept life. Fractal metaphors aim at making the conceptual metaphor flexible and dynamic, renewing its ability of self-development and self-perfection, transforming itself into one of the means of changeable conceptualization of reality.https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2014-0007biographical narrativeconceptual metaphorcross-domain correspondencesblendfractal metaphor theoryself-similarityrecursion |
| spellingShingle | Bystrov Yakiv Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative Topics in Linguistics biographical narrative conceptual metaphor cross-domain correspondences blend fractal metaphor theory self-similarity recursion |
| title | Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative |
| title_full | Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative |
| title_fullStr | Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative |
| title_short | Fractal metaphor LIFE IS A STORY in biographical narrative |
| title_sort | fractal metaphor life is a story in biographical narrative |
| topic | biographical narrative conceptual metaphor cross-domain correspondences blend fractal metaphor theory self-similarity recursion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2014-0007 |
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