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A Cognitive Analysis of Emotional Metaphors in English

Shasha Liu

Abstract


A metaphor is a rhetorical device in language. It can reveal the cognitive way of thinking. Emotion is an experience in that people perceive the world. The study of emotional metaphors can help us explore our perception and understanding of the world. This paper focuses on the cognitive analysis of emotional metaphors in English.

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Emotional metaphor; Cognition; Rhetoric

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i7.7576

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