Lexical molding and metaphoric mapping of some human body parts in American slang expressions
Author
Source
ZANCO Journal of Human Sciences
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.207-218, 12 p.
Publisher
Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
The present paper seeks to shed some light on the lexical and metaphoric use of slang expressions in the American society.
Slang is very informal and sometimes offensive, and employed in verbal speech.
Slang expressions are regarded culture-specific because they are coined according to cultural concepts.
As it is used by blacks, street talkers, criminals and drug dealers in the USA.
Lexically, parts of the human body which basically include eyes, face, feet and hands have slangy polysemous senses which are metaphorically conceptualized according to the concepts or norms of that society or group that invents the given slang expression.
So, they are a culture-mirror of society's customs.
For example, the word 'police' can have some polysemous expressions including 'pig' and 'cop' where the word „pig'' is coined by the New Yorkers as a reaction to the bad behavior shown by them; therefore, they call the police as pigs.
The main goal of this paper is to investigate the synonyms of some human body parts incorporated in the American slang.
The analyzed data is taken from Spear's book of American Slang (2000).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Musaid, Iyad Hammad Ali. 2015. Lexical molding and metaphoric mapping of some human body parts in American slang expressions. ZANCO Journal of Human Sciences،Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.207-218.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-598943
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Musaid, Iyad Hammad Ali. Lexical molding and metaphoric mapping of some human body parts in American slang expressions. ZANCO Journal of Human Sciences Vol. 19, no. 3 (2015), pp.207-218.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-598943
American Medical Association (AMA)
Musaid, Iyad Hammad Ali. Lexical molding and metaphoric mapping of some human body parts in American slang expressions. ZANCO Journal of Human Sciences. 2015. Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.207-218.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-598943
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 217
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BIM-598943