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Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”

This study involved an analysis of face metaphors in the Center for Chinese Linguistics (CCL) corpus of Peking University. The two Chinese keywords used in the search were “脸face” and “面face”, and 50,000 relevant word tokens were obtained. Through quantitative analysis, it was found that there were...

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Main Authors: Chen, Shi Fang, Ting, Su Hie, Chuah, Kee Man
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASIAN SCHOLARS NETWORK 2024
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P Philology. Linguistics
PI Oriental languages and literatures
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46855/1/ShiFangetal_Conceptual.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46855/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/28511
https://doi.org/10.55057/ajress.2024.6.4.10
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spelling my.unimas.ir-468552024-12-10T00:07:57Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46855/ Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face” Chen, Shi Fang Ting, Su Hie Chuah, Kee Man P Philology. Linguistics PI Oriental languages and literatures This study involved an analysis of face metaphors in the Center for Chinese Linguistics (CCL) corpus of Peking University. The two Chinese keywords used in the search were “脸face” and “面face”, and 50,000 relevant word tokens were obtained. Through quantitative analysis, it was found that there were differences between the two metaphors: “脸face” was mostly used to express social status, dignity and personal image, especially when expressing negative emotion while “面face” was more often used to describe external features, situations or problems, reflecting its importance in depicting surface phenomena and environments. The study revealed the metaphorical mapping relationship between the two in different contexts, which not only reflects the face culture in Chinese, but also demonstrates the diversity of metaphorical expressions. This paper provides a new perspective for understanding metaphorical expressions in Chinese. ASIAN SCHOLARS NETWORK 2024-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46855/1/ShiFangetal_Conceptual.pdf Chen, Shi Fang and Ting, Su Hie and Chuah, Kee Man (2024) Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 6 (4). pp. 106-120. ISSN 2682-8502 https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/28511 https://doi.org/10.55057/ajress.2024.6.4.10
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topic P Philology. Linguistics
PI Oriental languages and literatures
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PI Oriental languages and literatures
Chen, Shi Fang
Ting, Su Hie
Chuah, Kee Man
Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”
description This study involved an analysis of face metaphors in the Center for Chinese Linguistics (CCL) corpus of Peking University. The two Chinese keywords used in the search were “脸face” and “面face”, and 50,000 relevant word tokens were obtained. Through quantitative analysis, it was found that there were differences between the two metaphors: “脸face” was mostly used to express social status, dignity and personal image, especially when expressing negative emotion while “面face” was more often used to describe external features, situations or problems, reflecting its importance in depicting surface phenomena and environments. The study revealed the metaphorical mapping relationship between the two in different contexts, which not only reflects the face culture in Chinese, but also demonstrates the diversity of metaphorical expressions. This paper provides a new perspective for understanding metaphorical expressions in Chinese.
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author Chen, Shi Fang
Ting, Su Hie
Chuah, Kee Man
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Ting, Su Hie
Chuah, Kee Man
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title Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”
title_short Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”
title_full Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”
title_fullStr Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”
title_full_unstemmed Conceptual Metaphors of Chinese “脸face” and “面face”
title_sort conceptual metaphors of chinese “脸face” and “面face”
publisher ASIAN SCHOLARS NETWORK
publishDate 2024
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46855/1/ShiFangetal_Conceptual.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46855/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/28511
https://doi.org/10.55057/ajress.2024.6.4.10
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