2022, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 202
DOI: https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/iclccs-22/125977881
This article and text has been taken from the original study, appearing in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2022).
Abstract
Language is a manifestation of the imaginary system of the mind and the metaphors used in the language reflect our intellectual infrastructure. Under-standing the metaphor and its cultural and sensory status is very useful in rec-ognizing and understanding language and communication. One of the important roles of language is to convey each person’s emotions to other people. Emotions are abstract concepts that can be objectified through metaphors. In this study, by examining the metaphors of sadness and happiness in the everyday speeches of Persian-speaking citizens, we found that, to express happiness, “good mental and physical condition” and “material” and to express sadness, “illness”, “stress” and “burden” are the most frequent domains. As a matter of fact, metaphor is one of the most efficacious characteristic in strengthening the language that increases the reader’s attention to the text as well as enhance language power in conveying emotions.
