<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper investigates the interaction of conceptual blending and conceptual metaphor in producing figurative creativity in discourse. The phenomenon of figurative creativity is defined by Kövecses (2005) as creativity arising through the cognitive mechanisms of metonymy, metaphor, and blending. Specifically, the paper examines the use of creative figurative language in the British public discourse on the topic on Brexit. The aim of this paper is to show that conventional metaphors can be creatively stretched through conceptual blending, producing instances of creative figurative language. Specifically, applying blending theory, we will analyse innovative conceptual blends, motivated by the conventional <sc>marriage</sc>/<sc>divorce</sc> metaphor. In addition, the paper also examines the way in which creative figurative language produced in metaphorical blends provides discourse coherence at intertextual and intratextual levels.</p></abstract>

The paper investigates the interaction of conceptual blending and conceptual metaphor in producing figurative creativity in discourse. The phenomenon of figurative creativity is defined by Kövecses (2005) as creativity arising through the cognitive mechanisms of metonymy, metaphor, and blending. Specifically, the paper examines the use of creative figurative language in the British public discourse on the topic on Brexit. The aim of this paper is to show that conventional metaphors can be creatively stretched through conceptual blending, producing instances of creative figurative language. Specifically, applying blending theory, we will analyse innovative conceptual blends, motivated by the conventional marriage/divorce metaphor. In addition, the paper also examines the way in which creative figurative language produced in metaphorical blends provides discourse coherence at intertextual and intratextual levels.

A marriage of convenience or an amicable divorce: Metaphorical blends in the debates on Brexit

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

ExELL

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The paper investigates the interaction of conceptual blending and conceptual metaphor in producing figurative creativity in discourse. The phenomenon of...

A marriage of convenience or an amicable divorce: Metaphorical blends in the debates on Brexit

Publié en ligne: 25 janv. 2019

Pages: 1 - 24

Reçu: 21 mai 2018

Accepté: 12 juin 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2018-0001

Mots clés
blending theory, cognitive metaphor theory, metaphorical blends, figurative creativity, intertextual and intratextual coherence, the / metaphor

© 2017 Sanja Berberović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A marriage of convenience or an amicable divorce: Metaphorical blends in the debates on Brexit

Publié en ligne: 25 janv. 2019

Pages: 1 - 24

Reçu: 21 mai 2018

Accepté: 12 juin 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2018-0001

Mots clésblending theory, cognitive metaphor theory, metaphorical blends, figurative creativity, intertextual and intratextual coherence, the / metaphor

© 2017 Sanja Berberović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
blending theory, cognitive metaphor theory, metaphorical blends, figurative creativity, intertextual and intratextual coherence, the / metaphor