Metaphorical Mappings of the âEyeâ in Chinese

Xiugui Qin; Yongxian Luo

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Pages:: 119â141

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004498594_008

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Abstract

Previous studies of body-part terms reveal that the eye as our organ of vision is a rich source domain for conceptualizing various aspects of the human mind. This chapter examines the semantic extensions of the body-part terms for âeyesâ and their metaphorical mappings in Chinese within the cognitive semantic framework. Linguistic evidence shows that âeyesâ are extensively employed in Chinese to conceptualize various human experiences which can be categorized roughly into four domains, i.e. knowledge/intellect, emotion and attitude, physical and social relationship, as well as shape and time. These metaphorical mappings are grounded on our bodily experience manifested through our interactive embodiment with the eyes. This study illustrates that while a large part of metaphorical mappings proceeds from the more concrete concepts to the more abstract concepts, there are cases where mappings overlap between concrete and abstract concepts. These findings seem to provide support for a more recent view of metaphorical mappings of the mental-as-the physical proposed by Sweetser.

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Embodiment in Cross-Linguistic Studies

The âEyeâ

Series:Â Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture, Volume: 31

Cover Embodiment in Cross-Linguistic Studies

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004498594

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 25 Nov 2021

Subjects
- Languages and Linguistics
  - Psycholinguistics & Language and Cognition
- Philosophy
  - Philosophy of Mind

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Part 1 Crosslinguistic Studies

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Part 3 Case Studies from Asia

Part 4 Case Studies from Africa

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