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Metaphors in Ecuadorian Spanish
As a first generation American in my family, my first language was not English. In my household Spanish was the official language and English was an annoyance rarely dealt with. I never had a formal Spanish class until high school but for many years it was the language I knew best. Now, with a good hold of…
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Conceptual Metaphors
Metaphors are such effective methods of conveying ideas and emotions that they are major components of the ways that people communicate. Metaphors have the power to permeate cultural and linguistic barriers as they often employ basic aspects of the human experience. Many common metaphors’ roots can be traced back to simple experiences that we experiences…
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Caleb Darkes-Burkey says: August 29, 2014 at 10:39 pm (Edit) Life is a Roller Coaster-A roller coaster represents the ups and downs of life. Just as a roller coaster can be fast, slow, smooth, or bumpy, just can life. Roller coasters can leave you feeling amazing or sick. This is also true to life. Theories…
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Conceptual Metaphors in Nepali
Being a ठुलो मान्छे (big person) means to be a successful person. The concept of bigger is better is very much prevalent. Having a big house and big land is always a good thing. It reflects most of the cultures present in the world, but in a way, it is a selfish notion in Nepal.…
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Conceptual Metaphors in Chinese
Personalities are temperature. In Chinese, many phrases that describe a person’s personality contain words like 热, 冷, 温暖 which means hot, cold, and warm respectively. Those phrases may mean passionate, accommodating, indifferent or cold-blooded. The hotter the temperature, the more enthusiastic the person is, and vice versa. It is very similar to that in English…
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Metaphors
Metaphors are ubiquitous in the English language. Conceptual metaphors are present in the words, comments, and expressions we use everyday. The metaphors we use have a lot to say about our culture. This can be seen when examining the metaphorical implication that gold is good. This is evident with the expressions “heart of gold”, “Golden Age”, and…