The polysemy of “head” in English and Kurdish
Other Title(s)
تعدد معاني "الرأس" في اللغة الإنجليزية و الكردية
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Anjuman Muhammad Sabir
Hasan, Alan Anwar
Source
Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 4 (30 Apr. 2021), pp.13-25, 13 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Polysemy is the phenomenon where a linguistic unit denotes multiple yet related meanings.
These semantic extensions have a clear motivation through either metaphor or metonymy which are central to cognitive linguistic.
This paper examines the polysemous meanings of body part term “head” in both the English and the Kurdish languages and reveals certain similarities and differences in terms of metaphor and metonymy.
The data of this paper are dictionaries of the English Language.
As far as the Kurdish language is concerned, the researchers depend on their experiences, because they are native speakers of the Kurdish language besides some bilingual and explanatory the Kurdish dictionaries.
The results show that there is more convergence in meaning than divergence between the two languages when it comes to the lexeme.
One of the reasons is that “head” is used in the English and the Kurdish to express more similar metaphorical purposes other than metonymical purposes.-
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasan, Alan Anwar& Muhammad, Anjuman Muhammad Sabir. 2021. The polysemy of “head” in English and Kurdish. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities،Vol. 29, no. 4, pp.13-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1265833
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasan, Alan Anwar& Muhammad, Anjuman Muhammad Sabir. The polysemy of “head” in English and Kurdish. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities Vol. 29, no. 4 (Apr. 2021), pp.13-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1265833
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasan, Alan Anwar& Muhammad, Anjuman Muhammad Sabir. The polysemy of “head” in English and Kurdish. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities. 2021. Vol. 29, no. 4, pp.13-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1265833
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 24-25
Record ID
BIM-1265833