Linguistic synesthesia is metaphorical: a lexical-conceptual account

Author:

Zhao Qingqing1ORCID,Ahrens Kathleen2ORCID,Huang Chu-Ren3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , Beijing , China

2. Department of English and Communication , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong , China

3. Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong , China

Abstract

Abstract This study seeks to clarify the nature of linguistic synesthesia using a lexical-conceptual account. Based on a lexical analysis of Mandarin synesthetic usages, we find that (1) linguistic synesthesia maps the metaphorical meaning between two domains; and (2) linguistic synesthetic mappings and conceptual metaphoric mappings have similar behaviors when sense modalities are treated as conceptual domains that contain a set of mappings constrained by Mapping Principles. This lexical-conceptual account is designed to capture the fact that linguistic synesthesia involves mapping between lexicalized concepts of sensory properties, instead of the real-time sensory input that is processed in neurological synesthesia. The incorporation of a lexical semantic view with the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory not only offers a coherent and comprehensive account for the nature of linguistic synesthesia, but also handles aspects of linguistic synesthesia previously only accounted for by non-metaphorical accounts. These design features make this proposal the most comprehensive account to fit the current data. Furthermore, by showing linguistic synesthesia as a type of metaphor, our study strengthens the role of conceptual metaphors as the link between the perceived world and our conceptualization of that world.

Funder

The National Social Science Fund of China

Hong Kong Research Grant Council

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Language and Linguistics

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