Teaching with Conceptual Metaphors: A Cognitive linguistic approach to Japanese Idioms Teaching
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Japanese idioms, conceptual metaphortheory, semantic construction, Japanese language teachingAbstract
In recent studies, the importance of developing metaphorical competence for L2 learners has been highlighted by many cognition linguists. Applying metaphor instruction in language education is increasingly considered as an effective way of improving language teaching. This paper discusses the underlying metaphorical structures and semantic construction of Japanese idiomatic expressions centered on idioms of human body. Based on that, this paper attempts to explore some strategies for Japanese idioms teaching to Chinese JFL learners from the basic perspectives of conceptual metaphors.
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