The Use of Metaphors to Express the Concept of ‘Happiness’ and ‘Unhappiness’ by Non-Native English Speakers
Keywords:
concept, metaphors, structural metaphors, emotion, happiness, unhappiness, verbalization
Abstract
This article highlights the characteristics of the metaphors denoting the concepts of happiness and unhappiness used by non-native English speakers. It also shows the problems that arise while using metaphors in expressing emotions and compares some examples of metaphors that were gathered from Uzbek students who are learning the English language and the examples taken from the British National Corpus that is available online.
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5. British National Corpus (XML edition) -- CQPweb query extended context (lancs.ac.uk)
Published
2023-05-31
How to Cite
Rakhmonova, Z. (2023). The Use of Metaphors to Express the Concept of ‘Happiness’ and ‘Unhappiness’ by Non-Native English Speakers. Central Asian Journal of Literature, Philosophy and Culture, 4(5), 332-334. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TRB6D
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