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A Review of Studies Supporting Metaphorical Embodiment
Omid Khatin-Zadeh1, Danyal Farsani2, Jiehui Hu1
1School of Foreign Languages, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 28, 2023
Summary
Metaphorical embodiment is supported by behavioral, neuroimaging, and corpus studies. The involvement of sensorimotor systems in metaphor processing depends on the concept
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Linguistics
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Metaphorical embodiment suggests abstract concepts are understood via sensorimotor experiences.
- Existing research provides evidence from behavioral, neuroimaging, and corpus studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review evidence supporting metaphorical embodiment.
- To explore the role of sensorimotor and action effector strengths of concepts in metaphor processing.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing behavioral, neuroimaging, and corpus studies.
- Analysis of studies measuring sensorimotor and action effector strengths of concepts.
Main Results:
- Behavioral, neuroimaging, and corpus studies collectively support metaphorical embodiment.
- The degree of sensorimotor system involvement in metaphor processing varies based on the concept's perceptual strength across modalities.
Conclusions:
- Metaphorical embodiment is a well-supported phenomenon.
- Modalities with higher perceptual strength in a metaphor's base concept play a more significant role in its processing.
- When a concept is weak across all modalities, other resources may be recruited.
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