Source Domain Verification Using Corpus-based Tools

IF 2.2 3区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Metaphor and Symbol Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/10926488.2020.1712783

K. Ahrens, M. Jiang

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Source domain verification has not received as much attention as criteria for metaphor identification in the study of conceptual metaphor. In this paper, we provide a replicable approach to source domain verification which we hope will provide a foundation for new approaches to this important question. We adopt an empirical method extended from previous research that used corpus-based linguistic tools such as SUMO (Suggested Upper Merged Ontology), WordNet, collocational patterns and an online dictionary. We present a new, step-by-step procedure to verify which keywords may be categorized in the source domain of building, using data from the Corpus of Hong Kong Political Speeches which contains parsed Chinese-language speeches by Hong Kong Chief Executives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997–2014). Following the verification of a number of keywords in the building source domain, we discuss how this method may be adapted for other source domains and languages and discuss its application to various areas of study within metaphor research as well as the current limitations of this approach.

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使用基于语料库的工具进行源域验证

摘要在概念隐喻研究中，源域验证并没有像隐喻识别标准那样受到重视。在本文中，我们提供了一种可复制的源域验证方法，我们希望这将为解决这一重要问题的新方法奠定基础。我们采用了一种经验方法，该方法扩展了先前的研究，使用了基于语料库的语言工具，如SUMO（建议的上层合并本体论）、WordNet、搭配模式和在线词典。我们提出了一个新的逐步程序，使用香港政治演讲语料库中的数据来验证哪些关键词可以在建筑的源域中分类，该语料库包含香港特别行政区香港行政长官（1997–2014）解析的中文演讲。在验证了构建源领域中的一些关键词之后，我们讨论了这种方法如何适用于其他源领域和语言，并讨论了它在隐喻研究中的各个研究领域的应用，以及这种方法目前的局限性。

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期刊介绍： Metaphor and Symbol: A Quarterly Journal is an innovative, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the study of metaphor and other figurative devices in language (e.g., metonymy, irony) and other expressive forms (e.g., gesture and bodily actions, artworks, music, multimodal media). The journal is interested in original, empirical, and theoretical research that incorporates psychological experimental studies, linguistic and corpus linguistic studies, cross-cultural/linguistic comparisons, computational modeling, philosophical analyzes, and literary/artistic interpretations. A common theme connecting published work in the journal is the examination of the interface of figurative language and expression with cognitive, bodily, and cultural experience; hence, the journal''s international editorial board is composed of scholars and experts in the fields of psychology, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, literature, and media studies.