Title: On the Metaphorical Implications in English Idioms
Abstract: Metaphor is not only a rhetoric device,but a matter of thought and action and a cognitive phenomenon,existing everywhere in people's daily life.English idioms are the essence of the English laguage in which metaphor plays a very important role.This paper attempts to apply the conceptual metaphor theory to English idioms teaching practice to help the learners know the history and cultural content of English idioms and to improve the learners' cognitive and communicative abilities,thus developing students' comprehensive ability of using English.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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