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Metaphors and Metonyms of ti and yi 'HEAD' expressions in Nzema and Dangme

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natural language processing

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paper
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RegYakRay
Publisher:
Language Science Press
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The study examines how ti and yi ‘head’ is conceptualised physically andmetaphorically in Nzema and Dangme, two Kwa languages of Ghana. It highlights the similarities and differences based on socio-cultural experiences and conceptualisationpatterns of the Nzema and Dangme people. In this study, we position our scholar-ship on metaphors and metonyms of ‘head’ among the Nzema and the Dangme asculturally constructed. In Nzema and Dangme, the head serves as a container forconceptualisations of intelligence and wickedness. Phenomena like fortune, insanity and death are construed in terms of cognitive representation of the head. Hardwork, unity, trust, and transparency are virtues that are communicated throughhead-related expressions in Nzema and Dangme.

Languages

DangmeNzema

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