Metaphor, Culture, and Worldview

The Case of American English and the Chinese Language

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

721 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

Using dominant metaphors in American English and the Chinese language, Metaphor, Culture, and Worldview explores how metaphor is a product that is simultaneously shaped by and is shaping the culture and the worldview of the people who use it, and how it showcases some unique features of communication of the speakers of the two languages. Using examples mostly from media and other public speeches and writings, author Dilin Liu argues that sports and business constitute the dominant metaphors in American English while family and eating form the prevailing metaphors in Chinese. To assist the reader in understanding the metaphors discussed, the book contains a glossary of dominant American and Chinese metaphorical idioms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-10-16
Mått:139 x 212 x 13 mm
Vikt:218 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:164
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761824220

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Dilin Liu is Professor and Director of MATESOL at Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 Notes on Chinese Names and TranslationsChapter 4 Metaphor and Culture: An IntroductionChapter 5 Playing on Each Other's Turf: Conflation of Sports, Business, and Politics in AmericaChapter 6 Playing Hardball and Hitting for Knockouts: The Hard-fought Games between the Republicans and Clinton/the DemocratsChapter 7 Fumbles in Wall Street and the Three Strikes and You're Out Law: The Use of Sports Metaphor in Other Areas of American LifeChapter 8 Buying an Argument and Selling and Agenda in Retail Politics: Business Metaphors in American EnglishChapter 9 Dangjia [Managing Family] and Chiku [Eating Bitterness] at Work: Family and Eating in Chinese Culture and LanguageChapter 10 Relatives or neighbors and married-out daughters: Relationships between Mainland China and Taiwan, and Ties between China and the Overseas ChineseChapter 11 Human-eating society and Case-eating police: The Use of Eating Metaphors in ChineseChapter 12 Spinning Wheels in English and Singing Red and White Faces in Chinese: More Culture-Specific MetaphorsChapter 13 Drop the Ball vs. Za Guo Le [Break the Cooking Pot]: A Comparison of Cultural Views and Cross-Language Influence in Metaphor UseChapter 14 ConclusionChapter 15 List of Expressions of Dominant MetaphorsChapter 16 ReferencesChapter 17 Index