METAPHOR IN MUSICAL EXPERIENCE

ABSTRACT. According to Ockelford, an effective way of explaining zygonic theory is through analogy with the construction of meaning in verbal language. Budd explains that the judgement that a musical phrase sounds melancholy is purely descriptive. Robinson insists that some music has the power to affect our feelings without much, if any, cognitive mediation. (pp. 335–340)

Keywords: metaphor, musical, experience, zygonic, cognitive, sound