Embodied Conceptualization or Neural Realization A Corpus-Driven Study of Mandarin Synaesthetic Adjectives
This book focuses on linguistic synaesthesia in a hitherto less-studied language – Mandarin Chinese – and adopts a corpus-driven approach to support the analysis and argumentation. The study identifies directional tendencies and underlying mechanisms for Mandarin synaesthetic adjectives. By doing so...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer Nature Singapore
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
| Series: | Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1
- Introduction to synaesthesia
- Chapter 2 Methodology: A corpus-driven approach
- Chapter 3 Mandarin tactile adjectives
- Chapter 4 Mandarin gustatory adjectives
- Chapter 5 Mandarin visual, auditory, and olfactory adjectives
- Chapter 6 Mandarin compound adjectives combining different modalities
- Chapter 7 From linguistic synaesthesia to Conceptual Metaphor Theory and embodiment
- Chapter 8 Conclusion