Zoltán Kövecses

Zoltán Kövecses
Born (1946-09-23) 23 September 1946 (age 78)
Újpest
NationalityHungarian
Occupationacademic
Known forcognitive linguistics, metaphor
Academic background
Alma materEötvös Loránd University
Academic work
Disciplinelinguistics, cognitive linguistics
InstitutionsEötvös Loránd University
WebsiteKövecses on the website of Eötvös Loránd University

Zoltán Kövecses (born 23 September 1946 in Újpest) is a Hungarian linguist and former water polo player. He is a professor emeritus at the School of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University.[1]

Academic career

He earned a Master of Arts degree from the Eötvös Loránd University in 1972.[2] His first manuscript was published in Népsort entitled Kommunikáció a vízilabdában (in English: Communication in water polo) which focused on the communication in water polo.[3] From 1976, he was a lecturer at the ELTE School of English and American Studies. In the late 1970s, he also taught the water polo players of Ferencváros.

Between 1982 and 1983, he taught at the University of California. In 1988, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and a Habilitation degree in 1996. In 1998, he became a Full Professor at ELTE.

He also taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rutgers University, Heidelberg University[4] and many others.

To celebrate his 75th birthday, a volume was edited by his colleagues.[5]

In 2014, his edited (co-edited by Frank Polzenhagen, Stefanie Vogelbacher, and Sonja Kleinke) volume entitled Cognitive Explorations into Metaphor and Metonymy was published by Peter Lang.[6]

On 30 June 2018, he gave a plenary speech at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[7]

On 6 July 2009, he gave a lecture on Human universals. The Need for Metaphor at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.[8]

On 28 August 2022, he was invited by the Magyar Katolikus Rádió (Hungarian Catholic Radio) to talk about cognitive linguistics.[9]

Sports career

He started his sports career in Újpest. However, in 1964 he was signed by Újpest's arch-rival Ferencváros.[10] In 1965, he was a member of the national team. Between 1964 and 1978, he was a permanent team member of Ferencváros playing in the Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo).[11] In 1978, he won the LEN Cup Winners' Cup with Ferencváros.[12][13] He won a bronze medal at the 1970 Summer Universiade with the national team.[14]

Major works

The following manuscripts are the most cited according to Google Scholar.[15]

  • Kövecses, Z. (2010). Metaphor: A practical introduction. Oxford University Press.[16]
  • Kövecses, Z. (2005). Metaphor in culture: Universality and variation. Cambridge University Press.[17]
  • Kövecses, Z. (2000). Metaphor and emotion: Language, culture, and body in human feeling. Cambridge University Press.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Zoltán Kövecses | ELTE Faculty of Humanity". www.btk.elte.hu/en (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ^ "Department of American Studies ELTE". das.elte.hu. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. ^ "Népsport, 1973. július (29. évfolyam, 153-179. szám) | Arcanum Digitális Tudománytár". adt.arcanum.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ^ "Anglistisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg". www.as.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ^ Benczés, Réka; Csábi, Szilvia; Csatár, Péter; Szelid, Veronika (2021). "Ünnepi kötet Kövecses Zoltán 75. születésnapja alkalmából" (PDF).
  6. ^ Frank Polzenhagen; Zoltán Kövecses; Stefanie Vogelbacher; Sonja Kleinke (2014). Cognitive explorations into metaphor and metonymy. Frankfurt am Main. ISBN 978-3-653-03550-6. OCLC 895258612.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ RaAM 12 - Plenary Speech by Prof. Zoltán Kövecses (30 Jun 2018), retrieved 2022-11-17
  8. ^ Human universals. The Need for Metaphor. Lecture by Zoltán Kövecses | Videos | CCCB, retrieved 2022-11-17
  9. ^ "Nyelvédesanyánk". Magyar Katolikus Rádió (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  10. ^ "Történelem". www.fradi.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  11. ^ "FTC napló 1978-1979 | Könyvtár | Hungaricana". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  12. ^ Sándor, Stuber. "Vízilabda-történelem – A kis Szívós, Sárosi Laci és Görgényi…". VLV (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  13. ^ "Sport - FTC-OSC vízilabda mérkőzés". MTVA Archívum (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  14. ^ admin (2012-05-03). "Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság - VI. Nyári Universiade - 1970 Torino, Olaszország". olimpia.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  15. ^ "Zoltan Kovecses". scholar.google.hu. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  16. ^ Kövecses, Zoltán; Benczes, Réka (2010). Metaphor : a practical introduction (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803316-5. OCLC 550639555.
  17. ^ Kövecses, Zoltán (2005). Metaphor in culture : universality and variation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-511-10989-X. OCLC 59106996.
  18. ^ Kövecses, Zoltán (2000). Metaphor and emotion : language, culture, and body in human feeling. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-511-01593-3. OCLC 52412947.