Title: Metaphors on "Hand": A Contrastive Study on Metaphors of Body-Part Terms Between English and Chinese
Abstract:Metaphor is a cognitive style.The way that is employed by people to interpret the world starts from understanding human being themselves and develops continuously along with the civilization,which is ...Metaphor is a cognitive style.The way that is employed by people to interpret the world starts from understanding human being themselves and develops continuously along with the civilization,which is illustrated in metaphors in English and Chinese body-part terms.Human beings share similar cognition,so the metaphors in Chinese and English body-part terms have much in common even though differences exist.The article discusses the similarities and dissimilarities between English and Chinese on metaphors of body-part terms from the cognitive perspective.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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