An Analysis on the Metaphor of English and Chinese Kinship Terms——a Comparative Study Based on Corpus
Abstract
Kinship terms has both similarities and differences in English and Chinese cultures, which is also same with the metaphorical use of kinship terms. This paper applies the Conceptual Metaphor Theory to analyze the metaphorical use of kinship terms in English and Chinese. The reasons cause these similarities and differences will also be explored This paper aims to help the English and Chinese learners better use the kinship terms in communication in order to reduce the misunderstanding.References
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