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