Metaphor and bilingual cognition : the case of Akan and English in Ghana

This study employs a cognitive linguistics approach, conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) to investigate bilingual conceptual representation. The study analyses the metaphorical and metonymic expressions commonly used among Akan-English bilinguals in Ghana to talk about different aspects of two basic em...

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Main Author: Ansah, Gladys
Other Authors: Koller, Veronika ; Semino, Elena
Published: Lancaster University 2011
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569496