Metaphor and its impact on the semantic transformation of words

 This research is based on the study of metaphor and its impact in Arabic language, and we have begun our work identifying the concept of metaphor linguistically and idiomatically, then we indicated its multiple divisions that we have found mentally, and linguistically divided into metaphor, and ex...

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Main Authors: Maysa Abd al Qadir, Hanan Harfoush
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: tishreen university journal 2017-01-01
Series:مجلة جامعة تشرين للبحوث والدراسات العلمية- سلسلة الآداب والعلوم الانسانية
Online Access:https://www.journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/humlitr/article/view/2316
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Summary: This research is based on the study of metaphor and its impact in Arabic language, and we have begun our work identifying the concept of metaphor linguistically and idiomatically, then we indicated its multiple divisions that we have found mentally, and linguistically divided into metaphor, and expedite metaphor, then we moved to talk about its impact on the language, which manifests itself into two types: direct rhetorical, and indirect linguistic as a factor of linguistic expansion through its contribution to the formation of semantic relations, in addition to its role in the semantic evolution of the language words and their meanings to cope with the requirements and developments of life, by addressing some examples on the base of mentioning but not limitation, and we studied some words analytically showing the effect of metaphor on their development, and how we currently use them, then comes the findings of the research.
ISSN:2079-3049
2663-4244