Chapter 1 Background and Research Questions
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Study of Emotion Concepts
1.3 Emotion Concepts and Conceptual Metaphor Theory
1.3.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
1.3.2 The Conceptual Metaphor Approach to Emotion Concepts
1.3.3 Section Summary
1.4 Studies on SADNESS
1.4.1 Previous Studies on SADNESS outside the Conceptual Metaphor Paradigm
1.4.2 Previous Studies on SADNESS within the Conceptual Metaphor Paradigm
1.4.3 Section Summary
1.5 Research Objectives and Questions
Chapter 2 Methodology
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Difficulties of Metaphor Identification
2.3 Proposals for a Metaphor Identification Procedure
2.3.1 Cameron(1999)
2.3.2 Steen(1999,2002,2009)
2.3.3 Semino et a1.(2004)
2.3.4 The Pragglejaz Group(2007)
2.3.5 Evaluation of the Proposals
2.4 Methodology of the Present Study
2.4.1 Data Collection
2.4.2 Metaphor Identification
2.4.3 Metaphor Quantification
2.4.4 Metaphor Analysis
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 The Diachronic Variation of Metaphors of SADNESS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data
3.3 Results
3.4 Metaphors Displaying Significant Diachronic Variation
3.4.1 Metaphors Significantly Associated with the 16 Century
3.4.2 Metaphors Significantly Associated with the 17 Century
3.4.3 Metaphors Significantly Associated with the 18 Century
3.4.4 Metaphors Significantly Associated with the 19 Century
3.4.5 Metaphors Significantly Associated with the 20 Century
3.4.6 SADNESS IS A DISEASE and SADNESS IS AN ENEMY
3.5 Different Types of Diachronic Variation
3.5.1 Diachronic Variation at Metaphor Level
3.5.2 Diachronic Variation in the Sub—mappings of Metaphors
3.5.3 Diachronic Variation in the Specific Instantiations of the Source Domain of Metaphors
3.5.4 Diachronic Variation in the Linguistic Realization of the Source Domain of Metaphors
3.5.5 Relations between the Four Types of Variation
3.6 The Development of the Conceptualization of SADNESS
3.6.1 Humoral Theory and the Conceptualization of SADNESS
3.6.2 The Semi—permeable Body and the Conceptualization of SADNESS
3.6.3 The Decline of Humoral Theory and the Conceptualization SADNESS
3.6.4 Other Co—variation between SADNESS Metaphors and General Conception of Emotions
3.6.5 Section Summary
3.7 Summary
Chapter4 The Genre Variation of SADNESS Metaphors
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data
4.3 Results
4.4 The Differences in the Conceptualization of SADNESS in Poetic and Non—Poetic Discourse
4.4.1 SADNESS IS A PHYSICAL ENTITY
4.4.2 SADNESS IS A LOCATION/CONTAINER
4.4.3 SADNESS IS A COLOUR
4.4.4 THE INTENSITY OF SADNESS AS SIZE,VOLUME AND DEPTH
4.4.5 SADNESSISA PERSC)N
4.5 The Relationship between Poetic and Non—Poetic Metaphors
4.5.1 Previous Views on the Relationship between Poetic and Non—poetic Metaphors
4.5.2 Similarities and Differences between Metaphors in Poetic andNon—poetic Discourse
4.6 Summary
Chapter 5 The Interconceptual Variation of SADNESS Metaphors
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Data
5.3 Results
5.4 Differentiation and Characterization of the Four Emotion Concepts
5.4.1 Intensity
5.4.2 Negativity
5.4.3 Combinability
5.4.4 Characterization of the Four Emotion Concepts
5.5 Summary
Chapter 6 Conclusions
References
List of Iables
List of Figures