A cognitive approach to the role of body parts in the conceptualization of emotion metaphors

Abstract

This paper attemps to offer a basic blueprint for the analysis of metaphors for emotion« and some realted abstract constructs which exploit body parts in their source domains.We adopt the weU-known cognitive linguistics framework, in which metaphor is understood as a way of understanding and reasonmg about the world (see Johnson, 1987;Lakoff, 1987;Lakoff & Johnson, 1980, 1999;Lakoff & Turner, 1989).As observad by Kovecses (1986Kovecses ( , 1990Kovecses ( , 1991)), emotions, Üke other abstract concepts such as pain or trouble, are hard to conceptuahze unless we make use of metaphor and image-schemas, among other cognitive models.In this paper, we provide further evidence in this respect.In order to do so, we shall first distinguish between prototypical and less prototyp.calbody parts in the conceptuaUzation of emotíons.Secondly, we shaU distmguish .

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