hrvatski

Metafora kao odraz kulture

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metafora; kognitivna semantika; engleski; hrvatski; kulturna različitost

A brief overview of the cognitive semantics approach to metaphor is presented. Special emphasis is placed on the view that metaphors are not unique creations of individual poets but ordinary, everyday expressions by means of which members of a culture conceptualize their experience. Examples from English and Croatian illustrate both cultural unity as well as cultural diversity, indicating possible approaches to metaphor research is more than one language.