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Idiomatic Expressions of Number in Persian and English Parvaresh, Vahid; Ghafel, Banafsheh
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012): September 2012
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Numbers are widely used to form such metaphorical idioms as ‘at sixes and sevens’, ‘to be on cloud nine’ and ‘three sheets tothe wind’. A question arises as to how these number-related expressions acquire their metaphorical significance. Following Lakoff andJohnson (1980) and in the light of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, the present study investigates the relationship between language andculture in the construction of idiomatic expressions of number in English and Persian. The working hypothesis in the present study is thatalthough numbers have similar denotations across cultures, idiomatic expressions of number may represent culture-specific concepts.
Symbolism and Domain of Numbers in English and Persian Metaphorical Expressions in the Light of Al-Hasnawi's Cognitive Model Ghafel, Banafsheh; Rasekh, Abbass Eslami
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012): September 2012
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Cognitive linguistics views language in terms of concepts, either universal or culture specific. Language is both embodied andsituated in a specific environment; in this connection, metaphorical expressions (hereafter MEs) such as idioms, proverbs, and slang arepervasive and interesting to study. Numbers are widely used to form such MEs as ‘a cat has nine lives’, ‘third time is charm’ and ‘to bescattered to the four winds’. The present study investigates MENs in English and Persian within Al-Hasnawi's three-scheme cognitivemodel (2007). The aims are twofold: (i) to identtify the extent of culture-specify in English and Persian metaphorical expressions ofnumbers (hereafter MENs); (ii) to see how symbolic meaning of numbers is a determining factor in the construction of metaphoricalexpressions. The findings show that, although a small number of ideas in domain of numbers are shared between Persian and English,the majority of them are culture-bound and are thus filtered by symbolism, value and belief system of their host community.
Co-Authors Parvaresh, Vahid Rasekh, Abbass Eslami