This theme focuses on the connection between metaphor and creativity. It focuses on the differences between understanding creative and non-creative figurative language as well as on the variability found in creativity in metaphors across different languages and cultures. Watch the overview film below to find out more:
On this page, you can find the keynote speech, panel discussion and poster presentations on the theme of Metaphor and Creativity from The Creative Power of Metaphor Conference in March 2019.
You can see a list of further reading on the topic of Metaphor and Creativity here.
You can also view the multimedia output from the other themes explored at the conference: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Emotion.
Keynote: The Creativity of Negation: On Default Metaphorical, Sarcastic, and Metaphorically Sarcastic Constructions
Speaker: Rachel Giora
This lecture focuses on creative figurativeness prompted by negation, and discusses its variability from a cross-linguistic perspective.
Panel discussion on Metaphor and Creativity
Panellists: Elisabeth (Lisa) El Refaie, Giovanni Corazza, Jeannette Littlemore, Paula Pérez Sobrino
Poster presentations: Metaphor and Creativity
Below you can see all the posters which featured in the poster presentation session on the theme of Metaphor and Creativity at the Creative Power of Metaphor Conference in March 2019. You can view the posters in pdf form and watch interviews with the presenters.
Elena Isakova and Maxim Isakov: How can metaphors be saved in translation?
Rafal Jonczyk, Yushuang Liu, Gül E. Kremer, Zahed Siddique & Janet G. van Hell: The effects of creativity training on novel metaphor comprehension: An ERP study
David O’Reilly: ‘Good’ extensions of re-literalised idioms: Evaluating and comparing the creative productions of L2 and L1 language users.
Carina Rasse: Poetic Metaphors: Creativity, Intentionality and Interpretation
Francesca Strik Lievers: How language structures create sense through metaphor
Agnes Virag: Representation of the Hungarian Parliament in Political Cartoons
