Browsing Department of Humanities and Languages by Author "Ndung’u, Catherine Waithera"
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REPRESENTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN EKEGUSII PROVERBIAL METAPHORS: AN IMAGE SCHEMATIC ACCOUNT
Ndung’u, Catherine Waithera; Ntaboi, Victor Ondara (2023-05)Proverbial metaphors are useful resources for communicating known truths about life in a given community. Most African proverbial metaphors, however, make reference to customs and situations that might be unfamiliar ... -
The Role of Plantosemic Metaphors in the Conceptualization of the Males in Ekegusii: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach
Ndung’u, Catherine Waithera; Ntabo, Victor Ondara (2023-06-06)Plants are fundamental in the transference of semantic aspects that are helpful in structuring maleness in society. As a result, plantosemic metaphors which enhance conceptualization of omosacha (a man) are ubiquitous in ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Absent Subjects of Idioms in Gĩkũyũ
Kiguta, Purity Njambi; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Ndung’u, Catherine Waithera (Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020-06-30)Idioms have been studied for a considerable time by linguists with a view of explaining their meaning. In Gĩkũyũ, for example, the meaning of most idioms can be derived from constituents that form them. ...