Conceptual Metaphors with the Source Domain of Insanity in English and Serbian

The paper explores the conceptual metaphors with the source domain of insanity in English and Serbian, focusing on the features of the source domain that are transferred into target domains. It is shown that the experience that shapes these metaphors relies on the manifestations of mental illness an...

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Main Author: Pavlović Tijana Vesić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0016
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Summary:The paper explores the conceptual metaphors with the source domain of insanity in English and Serbian, focusing on the features of the source domain that are transferred into target domains. It is shown that the experience that shapes these metaphors relies on the manifestations of mental illness and the common beliefs about mental illness that hold in both languages.
ISSN:1584-3734
2286-0428