A cognitive key: Metonymic and metaphorical mappings in ASL

Research on metonyms & metaphors in ASL, especially in the area of frozen lexicon or creative prose, is contributing to an understanding of how our abstract cognitive reasoning is correlated through the physical ground of common experience. This article extends that research by examining the spontaneous dialogue of a native signer of ASL who responded informally during a semi-ethnographically structured interview. The emergence & recession of running conceptual integrations that underlie his narrative provides coherence throughout the discourse. His struggle for recognition of intellectual equality offers the field of linguistics insight into the areas of discourse analysis & human cognition. 2 Tables, 5 Figures, 52 References. Adapted from the source document