Does slow flow mean calmness? Metaphorical connection mechanism between emotional concepts and water flow
(1) There exists a significant metaphorical association between emotion concepts and water flow. (2) There exists a bidirectional mapping relationship between emotional concepts and water flow.
Authors
- Hongsen Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-8780)
- Weirui Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0694-3122)
- Fan Yang
Institutions
- Chongqing Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1731526
- Primary Topic
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00