内容説明
The aim of this study is to discover basic principles underlying linguistic figurativeness and to develop a theory that is capable of capturing conventional figurative language (referred to as CFLT - Conventional Figurative Language Theory). This study analyses idioms, proverbs, lexicalised metaphors, and figurative compounds, drawn from ten standard languages.
目次
General Issues
Conventional Figurative Language and Phraseology
On the Cross-Linguistic Equivalence of Idioms
Motivation of Conventional Figurative Units
"False Friends" and Paronyms
The Cognitive Theory of the Metaphor
Idioms of Fear: A Cognitive Approach
Cognitive Modelling of Figurative Semantics
Specific Frames: The Concept House in Language and Culture
Culture and Figurative Language
Cultural Symbolism in Figurative Language
Numeral Words and Number Symbols in Culture and Language: Case Studies
Animal Metaphors and Animal Symbols: Case Studies
Conclusions
References
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