Conceptualizations of ANGER in English idioms. An analysis
based on the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

J 2021

Conceptualizations of ANGER in English idioms. An analysis based on the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

DOBIÁŠOVÁ, Sarah

Basic information

Original name

Conceptualizations of ANGER in English idioms. An analysis based on the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Authors

DOBIÁŠOVÁ, Sarah (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature, Siedlce, Siedlce University, 2021, 2391-9426

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

60203 Linguistics

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/21:00122826

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/fci.2021.02.02

Keywords (in Czech)

idiomy; metafora; emoce; hněv; konceptuální metafora

Keywords in English

idioms; metaphor; emotion; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Abstract

In the original language

The article combines the approach to idiom classification according to Langlotz (2006) and the recently suggested analytical framework for figurative language analysis known under the name of the Extended Conceptual Metaphorical Theory (Kövecses 2020). The aim of the article is to identify some of the conceptual pathways of ANGER idioms in English. The analysis of 37 idioms for expressing ANGER revealed that both metaphorical (e.g. go through/hit the roof) and metonymic (e.g. make someone’s hackles rise) motivations play a crucial role in the transparency of the idiomatic meaning. It was also concluded that three image schemas in particular play a crucial role in metaphorical idioms for expressing the concept of ANGER in English: ACTIVITY IS MOTION, INTENSITY OF ACTIVITY IS HEAT and ANGER IS HEAT. However, contrary to the HEAT element, which is particularly salient in linguistic metaphors for expressing ANGER (e.g. kindle the wrath), it is the MOTION element which plays the crucial role in the conceptualizations of ANGER in idioms in English (e.g. go through/hit the roof, flip the lid, fly off the handle).

Links

MUNI/A/1376/2020, interní kód MU

Name: Paradigms, strategies and developments - English lingustics and translation

Investor: Masaryk University

Cite

DOBIÁŠOVÁ, Sarah. Conceptualizations of ANGER in English idioms. An analysis based on the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory. Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature. Siedlce: Siedlce University, 2021, vol. 11, No 2, p. 19-34. ISSN 2391-9426. Available from: https://doi.org/10.34739/fci.2021.02.02.

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DOBIÁŠOVÁ, Sarah. Conceptualizations of ANGER in English idioms. An analysis based on the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory. \textit{Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature}. Siedlce: Siedlce University, 2021, vol.~11, No~2, p.~19-34. ISSN~2391-9426. Available from: https://doi.org/10.34739/fci.2021.02.02.

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