Browsing Department of Humanities and Languages by Subject "cognitive linguistics, metaphor, human body parts, love in Gikuyu"
Now showing items 1-1 of 1
-
When romantic love in Gĩkũyũ becomes a human body part
(Cognitive Linguistic Studies, 2015)Studies in Cognitive Linguistics show that metaphors are fundamental to the structuring of people's thought and language (Sweetser 1990; Kövecses 2009). It is against this backdrop that this study discusses human body parts ...