Metaphors of emotion in the novel Xiongdi / Xiao Li

Xiao , Li (2023) Metaphors of emotion in the novel Xiongdi / Xiao Li. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaya.

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Abstract

Metaphor has been traditionally recognized as a figure of speech. However, with the development of linguistics, metaphor has been given more and more new definitions. From the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metaphor is not just a matter of language, but a way of thinking. On the basis of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980) and Aspects of Emotion Concepts (Kövecses, 2000), this study set out to study the metaphors related to human emotions in the Chinese novel Xiong Di. The aim of this study is to identify and analyze the metaphorical mappings of anger, fear, sadness, happiness and love in the Chinese novel Xiong Di. This is the first attempt to study this novel in the field of cognitive linguistics. There are 37 metaphorical mappings identified from the data and each emotion concepts have their particular features. The metaphorical mappings of the five emotions (anger, fear, sadness, happiness, love) have been clearly presented, and the aspects of the five emotion concepts have been carefully analyzed. The findings will enable us to have a more comprehensive view of emotion metaphor in Chinese.

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