In this book the author's theoretical framework builds on linguistic and psychological
research, arguing that similar image-schematic notions should be grouped together into …

Formal knowledge representation struggles to represent the dynamic changes within
complex events in a cognitively plausible way. Image schemas, on the other hand, are …

Commonsense knowledge is a broad and challenging area of research which investigates
our understanding of the world as well as human assumptions about reality. Deriving directly …

Cognitive linguistics introduced image schemas as a missing link between embodied
experiences and high-level conceptualisation in language and metaphorical thinking. They …

The development of artificial intelligence systems capable of understanding and reasoning
about complex real-world scenarios is a significant challenge. In this work we present a …

Psychonarratology is a discipline that combines classic frameworks in narratology and
psycholinguistics. The goal of this review article is to highlight the contributions that recent …

Conceptual metaphors represent a cognitive mechanism to transfer knowledge structures
from one onto another domain. Image-schematic conceptual metaphors (ISCMs) specialize …

In the cognitive sciences, image schemas are considered to be the conceptual building
blocks learned from sensorimotor processes in early infancy. They are used in language …

Objective Open objects encourage interactivity and closed objects discourage it. Repeated
experiences with open and closed objects are thought to give rise to spatial concepts that …

Commonsense knowledge is a broad and challenging area of research which investigates
our understanding of the world as well as human assumptions about reality. Deriving directly …