doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.4.418
A Cognitive Analysis of Multimodal Metaphors in News Cartoons Based on Conceptual Integration Theory
Li Chen
- School of Foreign Languages, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China.
Abstract
The meaning construction and interpretation ofmetaphor exist in verbal and non-verbal forms (multimodalforms such as sound and color). As the carrier of verbal andnon-verbal symbols, the function of news cartoons is far greaterthan that of words. Based on the conceptual integration theory,this paper analyzes the multimodal metaphor phenomenon andmeaning construction process of news cartoons with the themeof “uniting as one to fight the epidemic” selected from ChinaNews Cartoons Network. The research finds that themultimodal metaphorical representation of “uniting as one tofight the epidemic” reflects people’s basic cognition, which isaffected by one’s experience, history and culture; the meaningconstruction of the multimodal metaphorical scene of “unitingas one to fight the epidemic” has the characteristics of dynamicprocessing. This paper aims to enhance people’s awareness ofnovel coronavirus through the cognitive interpretation ofmultimodal metaphors in news cartoons.
Keywords
- Metaphor
- news cartoons
- conceptualintegration theory
- multimodal metaphor
- meaningconstruction
How to Cite
Li Chen, "A Cognitive Analysis of Multimodal Metaphors in News Cartoons Based on Conceptual Integration Theory," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 276-280, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.4.418
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