Open AccessThe Relationship between Cognitive Reference Point and Target Body: An Analysis of News Cartoons
Author(s) -
Sanmao Zhu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of english language and literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2368-2132
DOI - 10.17722/jell.v11i1.406
Subject(s) - cognition , point (geometry) , explanatory power , field (mathematics) , domain (mathematical analysis) , psychology , cognitive psychology , computer science , mathematics , epistemology , neuroscience , mathematical analysis , philosophy , geometry , pure mathematics
Previous studies have proved great explanatory power of the principle of Cognitive Reference Point (CRP) in the analysis of discourses. Less attention is focused on the principle itself. This study explores the relationship between the cognitive reference point and the target body by analyzing a few news cartoons. Findings show that the mapping process of reference point and target body is achieved either in the same field, in the same domain or in different dominions.