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A Cognitive Metaphoric Study of English Animal Idioms

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Zhimin Xiang
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Available Online June 2017.
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10.2991/iccessh-17.2017.140How to use a DOI?
Keywords
metaphor; conceptual metaphor theory; English animal idioms
Abstract

Conceptual metaphor theory is a significant theoretical output in cognitive linguistics. Animal idioms in English are large in number and revealing in cognitive mechanism. The present paper is aimed at a cognitive metaphoric study of English animal idioms from the perspective of conceptual metaphor theory.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2017)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
June 2017
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978-94-6252-351-7
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2352-5398
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10.2991/iccessh-17.2017.140How to use a DOI?
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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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