Desiderata for metaphor theory, the Motivation & Sedimentation Model and motion-emotion metaphoremes

Abstract

Abstract Metaphor research has increasingly diversified, leading to extensive disagreements. A set of desiderata for any contemporary theory of metaphor are (i) to account for both communication and cognition, (ii) to explain both universal and culture-specific aspects, (iii) to achieve a balance between stable structures and contextual processes, (iv) to apply not only to different languages, but to other semiotic systems such as gesture, (v) to provide clear theoretical and operational definitions. We argue that a recent cognitive-semiotic theory, the Motivation & Sedimentation Model (MSM) is capable of fulfilling these desiderata. To evaluate predictions from the theoretical model we compare motion-emotion metaphoremes, such as my heart jumped, in six differentially related European languages – English, Swedish, Spanish, Bulgarian, Finnish and Estonian.

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