METAPHORICAL MOTIVATION IN THE SEMANTICS OF IDIOMS: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY BASED ON A COGNITIVE-SEMANTIC APPROACH
Keywords:
idioms, metaphorical motivation, conceptual metaphor, cognitive linguistics, phraseology, semantics, linguoculturologyAbstract
This article is aimed at analyzing the issue of metaphorical motivation in the semantics of phraseological units using a comprehensive cognitive-semantic approach. The main goal of the research is to study the mechanisms of meaning formed in idioms through conceptual metaphors, to study the direct connection of metaphorical motivation with linguacultural and pragmatic factors. The research was conducted using methods of semantic analysis, cognitive mapping, linguacultural and contextual analysis. The results substantiate that the semantics of phraseological units are often formed on the basis of metaphorical motivation, and this process is inextricably linked with human experience, physical perception, cultural models, and cognitive structures. The research confirms the effectiveness of the cognitive linguistic approach in the study of the semantics of phraseological units.
References
1. Fernando, C. Idioms and Idiomaticity. Oxford University Press, 1996.
2. Lakoff, G., Johnson, M. Metaphors We Live By. University of Chicago Press, 1980.
3. Kövecses, Z. Metaphor: A Practical Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2010.
4. Gibbs, R. The Poetics of Mind. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
5. Nunberg, G., Sag, I., Wasow, T. Idioms. Language, 1994.
6. Glucksberg, S. Understanding Figurative Language. Oxford University Press, 2001.
7. Kövecses, Z. Metaphor and Culture. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
8. Boers, F. Metaphor Awareness and Vocabulary Retention. Applied Linguistics, 2000.
