Metaphor, Simile, Culture

Name: Metaphor, Simile, Culture
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ISBN: 9783836425322

ISBN-10: 3836425327

ISBN-13: 9783836425322

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Authors: Mohammad Abdelwali

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A great deal of literature recognizes that metaphors exploit similarities. However, there is little empirical research on how people from different cultural backgrounds perceive similarity in metaphor in its simplest form X (target) is Y (source). This study thus investigates the perception of similarity in metaphors from two cultural backgrounds (Arabic speakers & English speakers). A major focus is set on how the distinction between metaphors and their related similes culturally affects the way similarity is perceived. Given that similarity is a vacuous term since any two things can be similar in one way or another, this study sets three major parameters; physical, behavioural, and…

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List price: $64.00
Publisher: AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English