Abstract:Metaphors as a matter of thought can differ across languages and cultures depending on life experience, cultural background and individual differences. Emotion-related metaphors are widely used specifically in literary texts for conveying certain effects. Translating emotion-related metaphors can be a hard task, as problems arise due to differences between two conceptual systems. Several researchers have highlighted the importance of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) for understanding and analyzing metaphors. T… Show more
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