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Furthermore, it can be pointed out that research on conceptual
metaphors has traditionally been based on intuitive data. Using such
introspective data, Kövecses mainly discusses conceptual metaphors
from the perspective of their existence/non-existence and their cen-
trality (or importance) to a particular concept. However, Stefanow-
itsch (2006) makes the criticism that, with the introspective approach,
it is challenging to measure the importance of particular metaphors
due to diffi culties in quantifying the results. Because of this methodo-
logical problem, many cross-linguistic studies have focused almost
exclusively on the existence/non-existence of particular metaphors.
Therefore, the present paper uses corpus data mainly to discuss con-
ceptual metaphors of reiði from the perspective of their centrality to
this emotion.
To measure the centrality of metaphors, this study uses Mutual
Information score (hereaft er, MI score), a statistical measure for cal-
culating collocation. Minamisawa (2018a) applied this method to the
analysis of anger metaphors in English and described the similarities
and diff erences of metaphors and metonymies between the near-syn-
onyms anger and rage. This study aims to show, through the compari-
son between Icelandic and English, that the method of MI score is also
applicable to cross-linguistic studies of metaphors.
The present article is organized as follows. The next chapter briefl y
looks at the main issues facing research on emotion metaphors, as
well as how anger tends to be conceptualized, with reference to some
cross-linguistic studies. Chapter 3 discusses the corpus-based ap-
proach to conceptual metaphor research and how a statistical method
for calculating collocation can be applied to the analysis of meta-
phors. Chapter 4 presents the results of the research and provides
some examples, aiming to briefl y describe the diff erences between
the Icelandic reiði and the English anger. The last chapter summa-
rizes the main fi ndings of this study.
2 Emotion metaphors
2.1 Anger metaphors
In English, people commonly use the expressions below when talking
about anger:
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