Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind

This paper looks at the importance of learning and understanding metaphor among second language learners. It begins with a brief overview of the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity theory. It provides further discussion of Lakoff and Johnson (1980), Andrew Goatly (2000) and CharterisBlack’s (2011) f...

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Main Author: Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA 2014
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/1/3rd%20ILANNS_Proceedings_2014.pdf
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spelling iium-680802018-12-24T09:52:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/ Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL5101 Malay This paper looks at the importance of learning and understanding metaphor among second language learners. It begins with a brief overview of the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity theory. It provides further discussion of Lakoff and Johnson (1980), Andrew Goatly (2000) and CharterisBlack’s (2011) framework on conceptual metaphor. Discussion of these theories will highlight the critical roles played by metaphor in everyday basic communication to convey complex idea and persuasion. Failure to recognize and understand metaphor will be detrimental to L2 learners’ proficiency and hinder their ability to communicate effectively. L2 learners may also overlook important information or overemphasize trivia. The ability to recognize and understand metaphor will help L2 learners communicate effectively with the native speakers and this will provides first-hand second language cultural experience to the learners. Universiti Teknologi MARA 2014-02 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/1/3rd%20ILANNS_Proceedings_2014.pdf Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa (2014) Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind. In: 3rd International Conference Language Learning Among Non-native Speakers, Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam.
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Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa
Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
description This paper looks at the importance of learning and understanding metaphor among second language learners. It begins with a brief overview of the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity theory. It provides further discussion of Lakoff and Johnson (1980), Andrew Goatly (2000) and CharterisBlack’s (2011) framework on conceptual metaphor. Discussion of these theories will highlight the critical roles played by metaphor in everyday basic communication to convey complex idea and persuasion. Failure to recognize and understand metaphor will be detrimental to L2 learners’ proficiency and hinder their ability to communicate effectively. L2 learners may also overlook important information or overemphasize trivia. The ability to recognize and understand metaphor will help L2 learners communicate effectively with the native speakers and this will provides first-hand second language cultural experience to the learners.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa
author_facet Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa
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title Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
title_short Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
title_full Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
title_fullStr Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
title_full_unstemmed Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
title_sort metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind
publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/1/3rd%20ILANNS_Proceedings_2014.pdf
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