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A Semantic Analysis of Absent Subjects of Idioms in Gĩkũyũ
(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. ...
The Role of Plantosemic Metaphors in the Conceptualization of the Males in Ekegusii: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach
(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 ...
REPRESENTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN EKEGUSII PROVERBIAL METAPHORS: AN IMAGE SCHEMATIC ACCOUNT
(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 ...