Representation of Categories Metaphorical Use of the Container Schema
Representation of Categories Metaphorical Use of the Container Schema
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DOI：
10.1027/1618-3169/a000082
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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1.3
通讯作者：
Pecher, Diane
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作者：
Boot, Inge;Pecher, Diane
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In the present study we investigated whether the mental representation of the concept categories is represented by the container image schema (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). In two experiments participants decided whether two pictures were from the same category (animal or vehicle). Pictures were presented inside or outside a frame that should activate the container schema. We found that performance to pictures was influenced by the frame in congruence with the metaphorical mapping (same category - inside bounded region; different category - not in same bounded region). These results show that the concept categories is metaphorically represented by containers.