Language as Fluid

A Description of The Conduit Metaphor in Japanese

Authors

  • Masuhiro Nomura

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.312

Keywords:

Japanese language, Metaphor

Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to see how COMMUNICATION is metaphorized in Japanese and to contrast this metaphorization with Reddy's (1979) conduit metaphor. I will claim that there is a strong tendency for Japanese to conceptualize WORD as FLUID and to fuse WORD and MEANING.

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Vol. 18 (1993): Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics: Volume 18, (1993)

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How to Cite

Nomura, . M. (1993). Language as Fluid: A Description of The Conduit Metaphor in Japanese. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 18, 75-90. https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.312