THE CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ‘NATION IS A BUILDING’ IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE POLITICAL DISCOURSES

Authors

  • Nguyễn Tiến Dũng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56844/tckhnn.45.522

Abstract

According to Lakoff and Johnson (1980), metaphor is pervasive not just in language but also in thought and action. Metaphor is widely used in daily conversations as well as in politics, culture, education and science. The article investigates the use of the conceptual metaphor NATION IS A BUILDING in English and Vietnamese political discourses, and points out the general similarities in the expression of this conceptual metaphor in both languages.

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Published

30-12-2024

How to Cite

Nguyễn Tiến Dũng. (2024). THE CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ‘NATION IS A BUILDING’ IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE POLITICAL DISCOURSES. Journal of Foreign Language Studies, (45), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.56844/tckhnn.45.522

Issue

No. 45 (2015): Tạp chí Khoa học Ngoại ngữ số 45 (Tháng 12/2015)

Section

LANGUAGE THEORY