Metaphors of Animal Words in English and Chinese and the Inspiration of Foreign Language Teaching

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10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_17How to use a DOI?

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metaphor; animal words; cross-cultural communication

Abstract

Animal vocabulary contains a metaphorical way of thinking, which regards animals as the source domain and people or things as the target domain and implement a cross domain projection. The differences between English and Chinese language users in terms of geographical environment, living habits, ways of thinking, religious beliefs and other aspects lead to some differences in the metaphorical use of animal words. Understanding and mastering these differences will promote cross-cultural communication.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Li Zhao
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/09
TI  - Metaphors of Animal Words in English and Chinese and the Inspiration of Foreign Language Teaching
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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