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What is the traditional view of figurative language according to the article?

  • Figurative language is presumed to communicate something beyond what is literally stated. (correct)
  • Figurative language is mostly produced and understood without special effort.
  • Figurative language is used to directly and precisely express one's meaning.
  • Figurative language is primarily employed for special rhetorical reasons.

    • What does the article argue about the use of so-called literal language?

  • Literal language communicates something beyond what is literally stated.
  • Literal language is mostly produced and understood without special effort.
  • It is sometimes not possible to directly and precisely express one's meaning through literal language. (correct)
  • Literal language is primarily employed for special rhetorical reasons.

    • According to the article, why is figurative language mostly produced and understood without special effort?

  • Because it is primarily employed for special rhetorical reasons.
  • Because it precisely demonstrates what we mean. (correct)
  • Because it communicates something beyond what is literally stated.
  • Because it is sometimes not possible to directly and precisely express one's meaning through literal language.

    • What is the main argument of the article regarding the use of figurative language?

    <p>Figurative language precisely demonstrates what we mean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does figurative language like 'sensitive asshole' combine to express complex ideas concisely?

    <p>Metaphor and metonymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does hyperbole draw attention to?

    <p>Discrepancies between expectations and reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do idioms convey that simple paraphrases cannot communicate?

    <p>Metaphorical meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do indirect forms of contradiction, such as self-contradictory statements, demonstrate?

    <p>Contradictions in ways direct language cannot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do proverbs convey that enable readers to draw larger messages?

    <p>Concrete images that stand for a wider range of situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do ironic restatements dispel and insinuate?

    <p>Statements and that the speaker should have known better</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does metaphor demonstrate, and not just describe, according to the text?

    <p>Human emotions like love</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does figurative language add to communication, according to the text?

    <p>Depth and complexity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does sarcasm and irony in phrases enable speakers to do?

    <p>Mock assertions made and add depth to communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do indirect forms of communication afford, according to the text?

    <p>Pragmatic, social, affective, and aesthetic responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does metaphorical discourse express, according to the text?

    <p>Rich meanings and impressions that closely correspond to figurative conceptions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does direct language fall short in demonstrating behind figurative expressions?

    <p>The precise meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does figurative language communicate?

    <p>Meanings that are not easily conveyed by literal or direct equivalents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do indirect requests require for better understanding?

    <p>Specification of the main potential obstacle the listener faces in complying with the request</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of idioms motivated by enduring conceptual metaphors?

    <p>Communicate rich sets of metaphorical and metonymic meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do metaphorical inferences in figurative language emerge from?

    <p>Recruitment of conceptual metaphors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people take longer to comprehend figurative language in certain contexts?

    <p>Violations of metaphorical entailments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do literal expressions often require for successful interpretation?

    <p>Deep pragmatic knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the idiom 'John kicked the bucket'?

    <p>Conveys the idea of sudden, usually unexpected death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the idiomatic expression 'John blew his stack' convey?

    <p>Idea of involuntary anger due to internal pressure, exhibited in a violent manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do observations about the pragmatics of literal speech provide reason to doubt?

    <p>Traditional models of figurative language understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has experimental psycholinguistics shown about the interpretation of indirect meaning?

    <p>It is not necessarily more difficult to interpret than direct messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do different forms of indirect requests have?

    <p>Contextually appropriate meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Francisco Quevedo write?

    <p>A poem about the complexities of love experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do people conceive complex topics like human emotions?

    <p>In multiple metaphorical ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the figurative language in 'Defining Love' encourage readers to do?

    <p>Create their own conceptions of love</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is figurative language indirect or direct according to the text?

    <p>Direct; it reveals what people think and hope to communicate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do different forms of figuration reflect?

    <p>Specific human conceptualizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, does the complexity of figurative language make it more difficult to interpret?

    <p>No, it does not make it more difficult to interpret</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does figurative communication demonstrate what speakers mean?

    <p>Through embodied simulation processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do people express their thoughts and feelings according to the text?

    <p>Using linguistic and bodily tools corresponding to their embodied figurative conceptions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do embodied simulation processes concretely demonstrate?

    <p>What another person may be feeling or thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been observed during the comprehension of abstract and figurative use of language?

    <p>Sensorimotor brain activation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Do experimental studies support the performance of embodied simulations when interpreting verbal metaphors?

    <p>Yes, experimental studies show that people perform embodied simulations when interpreting verbal metaphors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been observed during the comprehension of abstract and figurative use of language?

    <p>Sensorimotor brain activation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Understanding Figurative Language and Embodied Simulation Processes

    • Francisco Quevedo wrote the poem "Defining Love" with metaphorical contrasts capturing the complexities of love experiences.
    • People conceive complex topics, like human emotions, in multiple metaphorical ways.
    • Mixed metaphors in "Defining Love" convey specific love experiences in oxymoronic ways.
    • Figurative language in "Defining Love" encourages readers to create their own conceptions of love.
    • Figurative language is not indirect; it reveals what people think and hope to communicate.
    • Different forms of figuration reflect specific human conceptualizations.
    • The complexity of figurative language does not make it more difficult to interpret.
    • Figurative communication is direct and demonstrates what speakers mean through embodied simulation processes.
    • People express their thoughts and feelings using linguistic and bodily tools that correspond to their embodied figurative conceptions.
    • Embodied simulation processes concretely demonstrate what another person may be feeling or thinking.
    • Experimental studies show that people perform embodied simulations when interpreting verbal metaphors.
    • Sensorimotor brain activation has been observed during the comprehension of abstract and figurative use of language.

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    Test your understanding of figurative language and embodied simulation processes with this quiz. Explore the use of metaphorical contrasts in Francisco Quevedo's "Defining Love" and the ways in which figurative language encourages individual conceptions of complex topics like human emotions. Dive into the direct communication and embodied simulation processes that reflect specific human conceptualizations, as well as the sensorimotor brain activation observed during the comprehension of abstract and figurative language.

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