Title: Metaphorical iconicity of Chinese and English euphemism
Abstract:Iconicity exists in all sides of language.Metaphorical iconicity is very obvious in Chinese and English euphemism.Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to wh...Iconicity exists in all sides of language.Metaphorical iconicity is very obvious in Chinese and English euphemism.Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.Euphemism has metaphorical iconicity with its original meaning,it is not a sheer fabrication out of nothing.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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