How Are New Metaphors Created? Evidence From Chinese English Learners
For years, Conceptual Metaphor Theory has been a cornerstone in metaphor research. However, recent findings in psycholinguistics and neurocognitive science reveal that the creation of novel metaphors is more complex than previously understood. This study conducted a metaphor completion experiment with 60 Chinese university students to examine their metaphor production capabilities. We built a metaphorical
Authors
- Ying He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0552-5810)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Conference on Education official conference proceedings/ACE
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5892.2025.120
- Primary Topic
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00