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The multimodality of metaphor processing and decay

IMC Tuesday Seminar: Talk by Valentina Bambini, Professor of Linguistics at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS in Pavia

Info about event

Time

Tuesday 12 November 2024,  at 11:00 - 12:30

Location

Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, 8000 Aarhus C, building 1483, room 312 and online (https://aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/my/imctalk)

Organizer

Interacting Minds Centre

Abstract

In this talk I will present a series of studies on metaphor understanding, framed in the context of neuropragmatics and involving both typical and atypical individuals. In contrast with classic propositional accounts, I will argue that the processing of metaphors involves multimodal aspects, such as mental images, which might favor or hinder their understanding. 

About the speaker

Valentina Bambini, Professor of Linguistics at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS in Pavia, Italy


Free of charge - All are welcome