CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS “HUMAN BEINGS ARE COSTUMES” IN VIETNAMESE FOLK SONGS, IDIOMS, AND PROVERBS
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Abstract
Based on the application of the theory of conceptual metaphor of cognitive linguistics in emphasizing the role of the embodiment theory (natural embodiment and social embodiment), the article considers “costumes” to be the source domain maps to the “human” target domain to establish the conceptual metaphorical structure on the HUMAN BEINGS ARE COSTUMES in Vietnamese folk songs, idioms, and proverbs. From there, the paper describes and analyzes subordinate structural metaphors such as: Human/Parts of Humans are “costumes”, Human positions are “costumes”, Human circumstances are “costumes”, Human Emotions are “costumes”, shows a unique part of the Vietnamese language, thinking, and culture.
Keywords
conceptual metaphor, costumes, source domain, target domain
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