The cultural environment of metaphors: A study of German as a Second/Foreign Language

This paper aims to empirically show that mediation of metaphor in a second language is more than a competence. Metaphor is an ecosystemic construct combining linguistic, cultural and semiotic symbols that may instigate different cognitive functions within the minds of language users in different lan...

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Main Author: Evelyn Vovou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2022-06-01
Series:Training, Language and Culture
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Online Access:https://rudn.tlcjournal.org/archive/6(2)/6(2)-06.pdf