A cross-cultural analysis of heart metaphors
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https://doi.org/10.14198/raei.2008.21.03Keywords:
Lingüística cognitiva, Metáfora, Conceptualización, Comparación intercultural, MetonimiaAbstract
In this article we propose a cognitive model which results of metaphorical expressions gathered from dictionaries and thesauri and their later examination and classification. We begin with basic conceptual operations, such as reification and personification, to arrive at more complex metaphors which constitute the “Idealized Cognitive Model”.Downloads
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15-11-2008
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Gutiérrez Pérez, Regina. 2008. “A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Heart Metaphors”. Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina De Estudios Ingleses, no. 21 (November):25-56. https://doi.org/10.14198/raei.2008.21.03.
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