Verticality, Horizontality, and States of the Self: Cognitive Metaphors for the 'Spatial Self' in Chinese Autobiographical Writings.

This article examines spatial metaphors for the self in autobiographies by Chinese writers. Past studies on conceptual metaphors for the self in Chinese have focused primarily on metaphors based on body organs such as heart and brain. Using data from nine autobiographies by Chinese writers, this stu...

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Publicado en:Metaphor & Symbol Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 68 - 96
Autor principal: Li, Juan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2011
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