Embodied cognition in context
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Zoltán Kövecses is professor emeritus in the School of English and America Studies, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. His main research interests include the theory of metaphor and metonymy, context and metaphor, metaphor universals, and the conceptualization of emotions. His major publications are: Metaphor and Emotion (2000, Cambridge UP), Metaphor. A Practical Introduction (2010, Oxford UP), Metaphor in Culture. Universality and Variation (2005, Cambridge UP), Language, Mind, and Culture (2006, Oxford UP), Where Metaphors Come From (2015, Oxford UP), and Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory (2020, Cambridge UP). Most recently, he co-edited and co-authored (with R. Benczes and V. Szelid) a two-volume handbook on anger metaphors around the world, entitled Metaphors of Anger Around the World (2025, De Gruyter).
Date/Day: 6 October 2025, Monday
Time: 2.30pm - 4.00pm
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