Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1043
The Structure and Diagramming of Metaphorical Argument Based on Conceptual Integration Theory
Abstract
Based on cognitive mechanism of conceptual blending and Freeman’s diagramming theory, we build the structural analysis model of metaphorical argument. Firstly, the diagramming methods are described under three situations: the elements in blended space come from one of the input spaces, the elements are blended by two input spaces, and there are emergent elements in blended space. Then, the global architecture of the diagramming model is provided, and its way of applications is depicted through two actual cases. This model clears the methods of analyzing and diagramming metaphorical argument.
Keywords
metaphorical argument; conceptual blending; Freeman’s diagrams; argument structure; argument diagramming