The image of inebriation in the conceptual metaphor of emotional excess
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5075-2026-1-61-76
Abstract
Aim. The article analyzes the conceptual metaphor “psycho-emotional excess is inebriation”. The aim is to identify and describe the functioning of inebriation as a means of metaphorical representation of emotions.
Methodology. The material consists of 50 examples from language corpora. The analysis was carried out within the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory (ECMT), considering the hierarchical structure of the metaphor.
Results. It has been shown that inebriation serves as a cognitive mechanism for the hyperbolization of emotions, combining positive and negative scenarios in the sphere of emotional inebriation. At the abstract level, the metaphor structures excess as overflow, loss of balance, or narrowing of perception.
Research implications. Theoretical significance lies in clarifying the hierarchy of the metaphor of emotional inebriation and extending the provisions of the ECMT. Practical significance concerns its applicability to cross-linguistic comparison, discourse analysis, and the development of courses in cognitive linguistics.
About the Author
M. D. Urazaev
Ufa University of Science and Technology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marat D. Urazaev – Cand. Sci. (Philology), Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages for Humanities Faculties
Ufa
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