Jeannette Littlemore
List of John Benjamins publications for which Jeannette Littlemore plays a role.
Journals
ISSN 2213-8722 | E-ISSN 2213-8730
ISSN 2210-4070 | E-ISSN 2210-4097
ISSN 1877-9751 | E-ISSN 1877-976X
Book series
ISSN 2405-6944
Title
Applied Cognitive Linguistics in Second Language Learning and Teaching. AILA Review, Volume 23
Edited by Jeannette Littlemore and Constanze Juchem-Grundmann
[AILA Review, 23] 2010. 178 pp.
Subjects Applied linguistics | Cognition and language
2023 Literal or metaphorical? Conventional or creative? Contested metaphoricity in intense emotional experiences Current challenges in metaphor research, Julich-Warpakowski, Nina and Paula Pérez-Sobrino (eds.), pp. 37–58 | Article
Metaphor has long been considered a ‘way in’ to people’s experiences, with metaphor analysis being used to gain insights into a range of psychological and physiological phenomena. However, a number of challenges arise when analysing metaphor in such contexts. We reflect on the challenges we have… read more
2022 Metaphorical conceptualizations of cancer treatment in English and Chinese languages International Journal of Language and Culture 9:2, pp. 194–232 | Article
Cross-cultural variation in the metaphors that are employed by healthcare researchers and professionals when discussing cancer care is a potential impediment to the sharing of expertise. By identifying patterns in the metaphorical language used in these contexts, we can reveal differences in how… read more
2022 What drives emotion and physiological arousal in adverts? The critical role of figurative operations Figurativity and Human Ecology, Bagasheva, Alexandra, Bozhil Hristov and Nelly Tincheva (eds.), pp. 181–205 | Chapter
The inclusion of figurative operations in marketing videos has the potential to improve the effectiveness of marketing campaigns due to their reported ability to trigger emotional responses, thus making the campaigns resonate more strongly with the viewer. This study explored the relationship… read more
2022 On the creative use of metonymy Living Metaphors and Metonymies, Brdar, Mario and Rita Brdar-Szabó (eds.), pp. 104–129 | Article
Antonio Barcelona’s work has advanced our understanding of the role played by pragmatics in the production and comprehension of metonymy. Much of his work has focused on playful uses of metonymy, which involve creative extensions of attested metonymic relationships, particularly in the pursuit… read more
2020 Metaphors in communication about pregnancy loss Metaphor and the Social World 10:1, pp. 45–75 | Article
Pregnancy loss, encompassing miscarriage, stillbirth and termination for foetal abnormality, can be considered a particularly intense and unique form of bereavement, which engenders difficult or painful emotions. When people are talking about such emotions, they have been found to make extensive… read more
2020 Chapter 6. What makes an advert go viral? The role of figurative operations in the success of Internet videos Performing Metaphoric Creativity across Modes and Contexts, Hidalgo-Downing, Laura and Blanca Kraljevic Mujic (eds.), pp. 119–152 | Chapter
This chapter investigates the potential role played by the creative use of figurative operations, such as metaphor, metonymy, irony, hyperbole, and understatement, in the success of Internet videos. Irony and figurative language based on creative contrasts between contrasting scenarios were found… read more
2020 The production of time-related metaphors by people who have experienced pregnancy loss Producing Figurative Expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives, Barnden, John and Andrew Gargett (eds.), pp. 389–418 | Chapter
In this chapter we focus on the ways in which people who have experienced pregnancy loss use metaphor to describe the experience, with a particular focus on time-related metaphor. The data come from an ESRC-funded study that investigates the ways in which people who have experienced bereavement… read more
2018 The interpretation of metonymy by Japanese learners of English Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Figurative language in use, constructions and typology, Piquer-Píriz, Ana M. and Rafael Alejo-González (eds.), pp. 51–71 | Article
Figurative language can present both difficulties and opportunities in crosslinguistic and cross-cultural communication. Previous studies have focused on difficulties in metaphor comprehension faced by speakers of different languages, but metonymy comprehension is a relatively under-researched area. read more
2016 The interpretation of metonymy by Japanese learners of English Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Figurative language in use, constructions and typology, Piquer-Píriz, Ana M. and Rafael Alejo-González (eds.), pp. 51–72 | Article
Figurative language can present both difficulties and opportunities in cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication. Previous studies have focused on difficulties in metaphor comprehension by speakers of different languages, but metonymy comprehension is a relatively under-researched area. In… read more
2015 Metaphor in specialist discourse: Insights and implications for metaphor studies and beyond Metaphor in Specialist Discourse, Herrmann, J. Berenike and Tony Berber Sardinha (eds.), pp. 299–314 | Article
The present chapter attempts to draw together some of the main ideas that have
been developed in the volume. It focuses on the ways in which metaphor use
has been found to vary across the different types of specialist discourse, and
relates this to: disciplines, intended audience, positioning on… read more
2011 On the repetition of words with the potential for metaphoric extension in conversations between native and non-native speakers of English Metaphor and the Social World 1:2, pp. 201–239 | Article
Although quite a lot is known about the way that non-native speakers of English may interpret and produce metaphors in their second language, we know little about metaphor use in face-to-face conversation between primary and secondary speakers of English. In this article we explore the use of… read more
2010 15. Metaphoric competence in the first and second language: Similarities and differences Cognitive Processing in Second Language Acquisition: Inside the learner's mind, Pütz, Martin and Laura Sicola (eds.), pp. 293–316 | Article
2010 Introduction to the interplay between cognitive linguistics and second language learning and teaching Applied Cognitive Linguistics in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Littlemore, Jeannette and Constanze Juchem-Grundmann (eds.), pp. 1–6 | Article
2008 10. The relationship between associative thinking, analogical reasoning, image formation and metaphoric extension strategies Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach, Zanotto, Mara Sophia, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti (eds.), pp. 199–222 | Article