TAILIEUCHUNG - A contrastive analysis of cognitive metaphors denoting the concept of “life” in lyric songs in English versus Vietnamese

This article presents a contrastive analysis of conceptual metaphors (CMs) denoting the concept of “Life” in English and Vietnamese lyric songs. Based on the theoretical background of many linguists, especially Lakoff and Johnson (1980), Lee (2001), Kovêcses (2005, 2010), as well as the data collected from the questionnaire and interviews, the study investigates and explores the similarities and differences in CMs of “Life” between the two languages from the cognitive perspective. | 114 Dinh Thi Minh Hien Hoang Nguyen Ton Ngan A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF COGNITIVE METAPHORS DENOTING THE CONCEPT OF LIFE IN LYRIC SONGS IN ENGLISH VERSUS VIETNAMESE Dinh Thi Minh Hien Hoang Nguyen Ton Ngan The University of Danang University of Foreign Language Studies minhhien02@ hoangngan239@ Abstract - In the field of Cognitive Linguistics cognitive metaphor recognize that the CMs helped these words make sense to CM is a popular language tool reflecting human cognition and us. We really appreciated the transference of meaning thought. It plays a vital role in the conceptualization of abstract between the journey and the concept of life as it notions. This article presents a contrastive analysis of conceptual manifested from the source domain SD into the target metaphors CMs denoting the concept of Life in English and Vietnamese lyric songs. Based on the theoretical background of domain TD in these lyric songs. And this was why this many linguists especially Lakoff and Johnson 1980 Lee 2001 research was born. Kovêcses 2005 2010 as well as the data collected from the questionnaire and interviews the study investigates and explores 2. Focus of the study the similarities and differences in CMs of Life between the two languages from the cognitive perspective. The findings of the study This research aims i to identify the CMs denoting prove that CMs of Life in both languages have many Life in English versus Vietnamese lyric songs ii to characteristics in common however those which are different are investigate how CMs express the notion of Life actually the unique features to be found in this kind of language conceptualized in English versus Vietnamese lyric songs in device. The study is expected to contribute a significant part to the areas of English language teaching and learning ELT ELL terms of CL and iii to find out the similarities and Translation studies and Cross-cultural communication. differences of CMs relating to the concept of Life in .

• Kỹ năng đọc tiếng Anh
• Cognitive metaphor
• English language teaching and learning
• Translation studies
• Cross cultural communication
• English versus Vietnamese lyric songs
• Conceptual metaphor theory
• English idioms
• Teaching idioms
• Cognitive semantics
• Conceptual metaphor theory of cognitive linguistics
• Conceptual metaphor
• Category denoting plants
• English language
• Modern psychology
• Vietnamese language
• Metaphor in cognitive linguistics
• Master thesis
• Master minor programme thesis English linguistics
• English linguistics
• Cognitive linguistics perspective
• A contrastive analysis
• Metaphor about power
• VNU Journal of Science
• The metaphor “love is a journey”
• English and Vietnamese
• Love is a journey
• The basis of another concept
• Traditional linguistics and cognitive linguistics
• Orientational metaphor
• Cognitive linguistics
• Contrastive linguistics
• Mankind’s conceptualization
• Cognitive Linguistic
• Cognitive metaphor Lyric songs
• Socio cultural communication
• Metaphor
• Image Schemas
• Metonymy
• Spatial Semantics
• Mental Spaces
• Conceptual Integration
• Models of Grammar
• English human body
• Idioms’ figurative meanings
• Conceptual metaphors
• Cognitive theory of metaphor