Something Is Like Somebody in Some Way: A Quale Explanation of Verbal Personification

Deyin Long

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Something Is Like Somebody in Some Way: A Quale Explanation of Verbal Personification

Deyin Long

Published in Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 17 July 2018 Accepted: 30 July 2018 Published: 27 August 2018

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This article takes the Ternary Perspective of Sign Representation in semiotics as its theoretical foundation and constructs quale explanation framework of verbal personification to explain the use mechanism of verbal personification and its quale-sense. Verbal personification contains very rich quale-sense, which is expressed by linguistic symbol and may be perceived in mind by “something is like somebody in some way”. Image construction is a critical conscious activity in the forming of verbal personification. Quale explanation is the crucial medium that connects personification and its quale-sense. Quale explanation framework of verbal personification comprehensively interprets the production and comprehension processes of verbal personification.

Published in	Communication and Linguistics Studies (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.cls.20180403.11
Page(s)	65-71
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Personification, the Ternary Perspective of Sign Representation, Quale, Quale-Sense, Quale Explanation,Image Construction

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