Conceptualization of ‘Death is a Journey’ and ‘Death as Rest’ in EkeGusii Euphemism

This paper concerns itself with two conceptual metaphors DEATH IS A JOURNEY and DEATH AS REST in reference to the dead, death and dying in EkeGusii Euphemism. The metaphors take the two concepts of journey and rest as source domains while death is used as a target domain. EkeGusii euphemistic substi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Theory and practice in language studies 2012-07, Vol.2 (7), p.1452
Hauptverfasser:	Nyakoe, Damaris G., Matu, Peter M., Ongarora, David O.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Languages Communication (Thought Transfer) Concept formation Conceptual metaphor Epistemology Euphemism Figurative Language Language Mental Disorders Metaphor Native Speakers Negation Studies
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