• Title of article

    A Cognitive Metaphorical Analysis of Selected Verses in the Glorius Qu’ran

  • Author/Authors

    Sharaf Eldin ، Ahmad Abdel Tawwab - Wake Forest University

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    193
  • To page
    198
  • Abstract
    Metaphor has been generally contemplated and broke down inside the schema of verbal and written discourse, scholarly works and artistic studies. It has been identified with metaphorical language and has been viewed as quite recently a sort of aesthetic frivolity (Murray amp; Moon, 2006). In addition, conventional instructing of metaphors presents language as an abnormal or different method for using it (Goatly, 1997). Likewise, as Goatly has put it, scholars have needed figures of speech strictly limited to writing, talk and craftsmanship. Moreover, metaphor is viewed as something that fits in with abstract structures which is more concerned with novel or intriguing uses of words. Lakoff amp; Johnson (1980) presented an alternate idea and perspective of metaphor which is known as reasonable metaphorical dissection. The theory underlying this new approach is that the reasonable metaphors enter our understanding of our general surroundings and they shape our demeanor. Appropriately, as pointed out by Lakoff amp; Johnson (1980), metaphor is available in ordinary discourse, in every language, and is to a certain degree, has gotten to be culturally specific. Besides both contend that metaphors affect our way of viewing the meanings and are discovered widely in a significant number of our languages, contemplations and activities.
  • Keywords
    Metaphor , Conceptual Metaphors, Persuasion, Metaphors in the Holy Quran
  • Journal title
    International Journal Of Applied Linguistics And English Literature
  • Serial Year
    2015
  • Journal title
    International Journal Of Applied Linguistics And English Literature
  • Record number

    2458983