Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on the Modern Development of Humanities and Social Science

A Metaphoric Study of Chinese Sun Myths

Authors
Hao Dong
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Hao Dong
Available Online December 2013.
DOI
10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.65How to use a DOI?
Keywords
sun, myth, metaphorical, analysis
Abstract

This paper is a cognitive metaphoric study of Chinese Sun myths. Analysis of related myths reveals that in Chinese Sun myths descriptions of Sun are full of metaphors, and all these metaphors are based on bodily experiences of primeval human beings.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on the Modern Development of Humanities and Social Science
Series
Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
Publication Date
December 2013
ISBN
978-90786-77-90-1
ISSN
1951-6851
DOI
10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.65How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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