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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts ; 7
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Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; 7.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Language Endangerment; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; 1. Introduction; Metaphors in flux ; What's new in this Volume ; About this book ; Future directions for endangered metaphor studies ; References ; 2. Metaphors we die by: Change and vitality in Māori; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 The Māori language ; 1.2 Rituals of encounter ; 2. Research materials ; 3. Results ; 3.1 death is a journey ; 3.2 death is sleep ; 3.3 people are trees ; 3.4 the dead are stars ; 4. Discussion ; Acknowledgements ; References ; 3. Papua New Guinean sweet talk: Metaphors from the domain of taste |
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1. Introduction 2. Taste perception: Physiology and language ; 3. Metaphors from the taste domain in English ; 4. Metaphors from the taste domain in Papua New Guinea ; 4.1 Metaphors from the taste domain in Tok Pisin ; 4.2 Metaphors from the taste domain in Gwahatike ; 4.3 Metaphors from the taste domain in Gadsup ; 4.4 Metaphors from the taste Domain in Tairuma ; 4.5 Metaphors from the taste domain in Guhu Samane ; 4.6 Metaphors from the taste domain in Dawawa ; 4.7 Metaphors from the taste domain in Kamano-Kafe ; 5. Conclusions ; References |
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4. Towards a taxonomy of metaphors of a curtailed language: The case of Waray1. Introduction ; 2. Methodological framework ; 3. Load of the Waray metaphorical vehicles ; 4. Representation of the Waray tenors ; 5. Conclusion and recommendations ; References ; 5. Hot eyes, white stomach: Emotions and character qualities in Safaliba metaphor; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Safaliba in their linguistic and cultural environment ; 3. Safaliba revitalization efforts ; 4. Aspects of Safaliba phonology and grammar ; 5. Safaliba metaphors for emotions and character qualities |
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6. Comparison with metaphorical constructions in other area languages 6.1 Metaphors with eye imagery ; 6.2 Metaphors with stomach and chest imagery ; 6.3 Metaphors with whole-body imagery ; 7. What do these data suggest for "universals" in metaphor? ; References ; 6. Literacy and language instruction: Flathead Salish metaphor and a task-based pedagogy ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Flathead Salish people ; 2.1 Flathead Salish ; 2.2 Flathead reservation immersion education ; 3. Metaphor studies ; 3.1 Montana Salish metaphors ; 4. Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT) |
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4.1 Sample Salish text 4.2 Flathead Salish metaphors and language learning; 5. Conclusion ; References ; 7. Idioms and proverbs in Bete language and culture; 1. Theoretical framework ; 2. The Bété: language and culture ; 3. Bété metaphors and their aetiology ; 4. Example of Bété idioms and proverbs ; 4.1 Selected idioms and proverbs ; 4.2 The meaning and sense of use of metaphors in Bété ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; 8. Receding idioms in West Danish (Jutlandic); 1. Introduction ; 2. Basics for the investigation ; 2.1 Material ; 2.2 Theoretical background ; 2.3 Rendering of the idioms |
| Summary |
Languages and language varieties around the globe have been diminishing at an astonishing rate. Despite great efforts at language documentation, scholarship on metaphors and figurative units--often particularly fragile parts of language--has been largely neglected until recently. This book, like its predecessor Endangered Metaphors (CLSCC 2, 2012), focuses on disappearing metaphors and idioms from languages of diverse continents. Moreover, the book analyzes work from online social interaction, discusses topics such as language maintenance, educational practice and revitalization, as well as future directions for endangered metaphor studies. The book is highly innovative and produces new findings for linguistics and cultural studies: the more languages are examined, especially minority varieties distant from western languages, the more questionable becomes "universality" in the field of metaphor, with unique linguistic data across chapters, evidencing the non-universality of conceptual metaphors and calling for a revision of existing metaphor theories. The book will be of special interest to: linguistics (metaphor and phraseology research, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology), public policy, sociology; community activists and educators of language maintenance and revitalization. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Endangered languages.
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Endangered languages. |
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Language obsolescence.
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Language obsolescence. |
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Metaphor -- History.
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Metaphor. |
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History. |
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Sociolinguistics.
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Sociolinguistics. |
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Piirainen, Elisabeth, editor.
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Sherris, Ari, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Language endangerment Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] 9789027204103 (DLC) 2015023211 |
| ISBN |
9789027268099 (pdf) |
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9027268096 (pdf) |
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9789027204103 (hardback) (alkaline paper) |
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