"You’re my heart and liver".
A comparative analysis of the metaphorical expression of love in Catalan and Chinese in terms of cognitive semantics
Mònica-Marta Moyano
(mmoyanop@uoc.edu)
Professor at the Beijing Foreign Studies University
Abstract
The main aim of this article is to respond to a twofold question: how do the Chinese express their love? And the Catalans? Are there many differences in their views on this same feeling? To find out the author carries out comparative analysis of metaphoric expression in terms of cognitive theory of language.
Keywords
cognitive semantics, cognitive linguistics, metaphor, concepts, Chinese
Submission date: April 2005
Published in: May 2005
