Corpus based approaches to metaphor and metonymy

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The papers in this volume explore the relationship between corpus data and cognitive linguistics, particularly concerning conceptual mappings. The authors examine various issues, including the coherence and function of metaphorical models, the interplay of form and meaning, the identification of metaphorical source domains, and the connection between metaphor and discourse. They also investigate metaphor priming and its historical development. The studies cover a range of metaphorical and metonymic domains, such as SPACE, ANIMALS, BODY PARTS, ORGANIZATIONS, and WAR, with target domains including VERBAL ACTIVITY, ECONOMY, EMOTIONS, and POLITICS. The authors employ diverse corpus-linguistic methods, such as annotated corpora for semantic categories, and concordances of source and target-domain items. Overall, the volume demonstrates how various corpus-linguistic techniques can address cognitive linguistics issues, revealing new insights into the relationship between language as a conceptual and textual phenomenon. The integration of corpus methods with cognitive-linguistic perspectives on metaphor and metonymy provides fresh answers to both established and emerging questions in the field.