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...
Main Author: | Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa |
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Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
Language: | English |
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Universiti Teknologi MARA
2014
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/1/3rd%20ILANNS_Proceedings_2014.pdf |
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