The World of Tones and Sounds. On the Relation between Sound Signals, Conceptualization and, Making Emotions Lingual. An Analysis of German and Polish Language Material from the Semantic-Cognitive Perspective Cover Image

Die Welt der Töne und Geräusche. Über den Zusammenhang von Tonsignalen, der Konzeptualisierung und Versprachlichung von Emotionen. Eine Analyse am deutschen und polnischen Sprachmaterial aus semantisch-kognitiver Perspektive
The World of Tones and Sounds. On the Relation between Sound Signals, Conceptualization and, Making Emotions Lingual. An Analysis of German and Polish Language Material from the Semantic-Cognitive Perspective

Author(s): Hanna Kaczmarek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: emotion; conceptualization; acoustic signals

Summary/Abstract: Emotions as abstract phenomena are not easy to verbalize. On the lexical level, they are most frequently thematized or expressed through imagery. The article aims at elucidating a rarely discussed problem of making emotions lingual employing sound phrasemes. Sounds and noises of animate as well as inanimate nature are in the centre of the cognitive explorations. The sounds and noises are metaphorically mapped on the abstract, hard-to-reach target domain of emotions. The analyses will be conducted on German and Polish phrasemes.

  • Issue Year: 17/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 129-139
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: German