LINGUIST List 22.150 Sat Jan 08 2011 Qs: Gender, Conceptual Blending and Metonymy Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Grace Diabah , Gender, Conceptual Blending and Metonymy Message 1: Gender, Conceptual Blending and Metonymy Date: 03-Jan-2011 From: Grace Diabah <esifosuagmail.com> Subject: Gender, Conceptual Blending and Metonymy E-mail this message to a friend Dear all, I was wondering if anyone knows of any references on gender and conceptual blending and/or metonymy theories. I am working on the construction of gender identities through metaphors, blends and metonymies. I have had a lot of references for gender and metaphors but not blends and metonymies. I would be greatful if members of the list can suggest anything. I am actually using the information for my PhD thesis. Below I provide the list of references for the gender and metaphor research I have used below: Hegstrom, J. L. and McCarl-Nielsen, J. (2002) Gender and Metaphor: Descriptions of Familiar Persons. Discourse Processes 33(3): 219-234. Hines, C. (1999) Rebaking the Pie: the Woman as DESSERT Metaphor. In M. Bucholtz, A. C. Laing and L. A. Sutton, "Reinventing Identities: The Gendered Self in Discourse," 145-162. New York: Oxford University Press. Hiraga, M. (1991) Metaphors Japanese Women Live By. Working Papers on Language, Gender and Sexism 1(1): 37-57. Koller, V. (2004) Metaphor and Gender in Business Media Discourse: a Critical Cognitive Study, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan Koller, V and Semino, E. (2009) Metaphor, politics and gender: a case study from Germany. In K. Ahren (ed.) "Politics, Gender and Conceptual Metaphor". Basingstoke: Palgrave; pp. 9-35 Luchjenbroers, J. (1998) Animals, Embryos, Thinkers and Doers: Metaphor and Gender Representation in Hong Kong English. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 21(2): 105-122. Nilsen, A. P. (1996). Of Ladybugs and Billygoats: What Animal Species Names tell about Human Perceptions of Gender. Metaphor and Symbolic Activity, 11(4): 257-271 Semino, E. (2008). Metaphor in Discourse. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Semino and Koller (2009) Metaphor, politics and gender: A case study from Italy. In K. Ahrens (ed.) Politics, Gender and Conceptual Metaphors, 36-61. Basingstoke: Palgrave. I would still appreciate it if people still have other sources for gender and metaphors that I haven't used but which may be relevant to me. But, I am primarily looking for sources on gender identities through blends and metonymies and would greatly appreciate any references on these topics. Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis                             Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 08-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.