Conceptualizations of CİĞER 'Liver-Lung' in Turkish Figurative Expressions
Journal Title: Mersin Üniversitesi Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
This study investigates the conceptualizations of the body part term ciğer (liver-lung) as it is used in idioms figuratively from the cognitive linguistic perspective. Data are collected from several dictionaries, and the idioms that include the word ciğer are analyzed in terms of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Kövecses, 2000). The findings reveal an embodied cultural model for ciğer that is conceptualized as A METONYMY FOR THE PERSON, A LIVING BEING, AN OBJECT OF VALUE and A CONTAINER, each of which include diverse sub-folk models. Findings also demonstrate ciğer as A LOCUS FOR EMOTIONS expressing sadness, pity, liking/love, fear, affectivity, disliking/hate and happiness in Turkish. The study highlights the supremacy of metaphors, metonymies and image schemas in the conceptualization of experiences in Turkish as well as supports the view that embodiment is culturally motivated.
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Melike Baş
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