Head metonymies and metaphors in Jordanian and Tunisian Arabic: an extended conceptual metaphor theory perspective

This study aims to explore the target concepts of metonymical and metaphorical uses of ‘head’ in Jordanian Arabic (JA) compared to those used in Tunisian Arabic (TA). Extended conceptual metaphor theory (ECMT) as envisaged by Kövecses (2020, Review of Cognitive Linguistics, 18, 112–-130) is adopted...

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Main Authors: Aseel Zibin, Abdel Rahman Mitib Altakhaineh, Ola Musmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Language and Cognition
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1866980824000310/type/journal_article
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