Conceptual metaphors of fear and sadness in Thai and Korean

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ID20253602
AuthorsNarongkan Rodsap (0009-0001-1339-1819, Naresuan University Hospital), Kewalin Simuang (0000-0002-4500-422X, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Methus Siriwat (0000-0002-0981-9325, Sustainable Innovation (Sweden), corresponding author), Wiyada Meesri (Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna), Suwimol Jaiyote (Naresuan University)
Year2025
Volume12
Issue1
Publication date2025-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCogent Arts and Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2331-1983 • E-ISSN: 2331-1983
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23311983.2025.2553165
OpenAlexW4414596143
LanguageEN
References cited15

Underpinned by a cognitive linguistic perspective, the current study aims to account for the conceptualization systems of Korean and Thai speakers with respect to the expression of sadness and fear. Guided by the theoretical framework of conceptual metaphor, the analysis identifies common metaphorical expressions of these emotional concepts, drawing from a set of data that consists of diverse genres of translated texts. The findings reveal that the emotions of fear and sadness are conceptualized via eleven source domains. These source domains appear to overlap with those found in non-emotional contexts. Additionally, it is found that these source domains are drawn from by the speakers of the two languages under study. The findings, thus, provide empirical support to the theoretical argument that certain conceptual metaphors are potentially universal, and they are based on embodied experiences similarly encountered by speakers in the two cultures

Cognition · Conceptual metaphor · Conceptualization · Embodied cognition · Sadness · Categorization, perception, and language · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

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