<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper explores the conceptual metaphors with the source domain of <sc>insanity</sc> in English and Serbian, focusing on the features of the source domain that are transferred into target domains. It is shown that the experience that shapes these metaphors relies on the manifestations of mental illness and the common beliefs about mental illness that hold in both languages.</p></abstract>

The paper explores the conceptual metaphors with the source domain of insanity in English and Serbian, focusing on the features of the source domain that are transferred into target domains. It is shown that the experience that shapes these metaphors relies on the manifestations of mental illness and the common beliefs about mental illness that hold in both languages.

Conceptual Metaphors with the Source Domain of Insanity in English and Serbian

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade,

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The paper explores the conceptual metaphors with the source domain of insanity in English and Serbian, focusing on the features of the source domain that are...

Conceptual Metaphors with the Source Domain of Insanity in English and Serbian

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2016

Páginas: 127 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0016

Palabras clave
conceptual metaphors, English, insanity, polysemy, Serbian

© 2016 Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Conceptual Metaphors with the Source Domain of Insanity in English and Serbian

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2016

Páginas: 127 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0016

Palabras claveconceptual metaphors, English, insanity, polysemy, Serbian

© 2016 Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
conceptual metaphors, English, insanity, polysemy, Serbian