Metaphor: window to the native speakers' mind

This paper looks at the importance of learning and understanding metaphor among second language learners. It begins with a brief overview of the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity theory. It provides further discussion of Lakoff and Johnson (1980), Andrew Goatly (2000) and CharterisBlack’s (2011) f...

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Main Author: Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA 2014
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68080/1/3rd%20ILANNS_Proceedings_2014.pdf