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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
卷 13, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bs13020174
关键词
embodiment; intensifier; iconic gesture; literal sentence; metaphoric gesture; metaphoric sentence
The study investigated how intensifiers are embodied in iconic and metaphoric gestures when used with literal and metaphorical statements. Persian native speakers were asked to listen to Persian stories and retell them. The results showed a higher use of iconic or beat gestures when an intensifier was used with a literal sentence and a higher use of metaphoric or beat gestures when an intensifier was used with a metaphoric sentence. This suggests that intensifiers strengthen mental simulation and embodiment of objects, ideas, or situations.
This study aimed to examine the gestural embodiment of intensifiers in iconic and metaphoric gestures when these words are used with literal and metaphoric statements. We asked a group of Persian native speakers to listen to and then retell a set of Persian stories. In these stories, a number of intensifiers were used with literal and metaphoric sentences. The results showed that when an intensifier was used with a literal sentence, there was a higher probability of using an iconic or beat gesture than when there was no intensifier in the sentence. Also, when an intensifier was used with a metaphoric sentence, there was a higher probability of using a metaphoric or beat gesture than when the sentence contained no intensifier. These results suggested that an intensifier in a literal or metaphoric sentence can strengthen the mental simulation and the embodiment of objects, ideas, or situations. When an intensifier is used with a literal or metaphoric sentence, the strength of activation in the premotor areas may be amplified and spread to motor areas. In contrast, when no such intensifier is used in a literal or metaphoric sentence, there is a higher probability of simulation in premotor areas without spreading to the primary motor areas. The production of an internal force and expressing emphasis are two other possibilities that may explain the higher use of gestures with intensifiers.
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