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Abstract:

In recent decades, metaphors have been seen as the primary basis of abstract thinking for human beings. While in classic theory metaphors are regarded as just a matter of language, in contemporary theory such as cognitive linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, and psychology, they are thought of as a matter of cognition. Some researchers suggest that gestures also manifest metaphors (Calbris 1992, Cienki 1998, Ishino 2001, Kendon 1993, McNeill 1992, Webb 1996). The present study focuses upon gestural metaphors indicating anger among native Japanese speakers. Some researchers claim that metaphoric gestures, similar to linguistic elements, have loose form-meaning relationships, sub-components, and standards of form. This paper argues against this view. The present paper argues that metaphoric gestures are manifestations of underlying thinking (i.e., conceptual metaphor) which is grounded in our cultural or daily experiences, shared amongst the members of the same culture and/or society (cf. Lakoff and Johnson 1980, 1999). The results show that gestural metaphors and verbal metaphors share conceptual metaphors and metonymies which correspond to physiological effects of anger. These include increased body heat, blood pressure, and pulse, as shown by Lakoff and K嘛ecses (1987) in American English linguistic expressions. Furthermore, the results of the study suggest that especially for the Japanese culture, body parts play a major role in conceptualizing anger. Finally, these findings suggest that metaphoric gestures are based upon our daily (i.e., bodily and/or cultural) experiences.

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