METAPHORICAL SEMANTIC COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF WORDS RELATED TO “LIGHT” IN CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE

Авторы

  • Mai Thi Ngoc Anh Thai Nguyen University of Sciences, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Minh Thu School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejfl.v9i4.6296

Ключевые слова:

“light”, metaphor, mapping, source domain, target domain

Аннотация

This study applies cognitive linguistic theory and comparative qualitative analysis methods to investigate the perceptual metaphor of words related to “light” in Chinese and Vietnamese. The results showed that both Chinese and Vietnamese use the source domain of “light” to map to target domains such as “openness, transparency, hope, future, righteousness, morality, wisdom, enlightenment, and power.” The differences mainly lie in cultural nuances, while Chinese tends towards philosophical, religious, and political metaphors, Vietnamese is more about human values and folk experiences. The study contributes to affirming the universality of perceptual metaphors and clarifying cultural characteristics in the linguistic perception of the two peoples.

 

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Биографии авторов

  • Mai Thi Ngoc Anh, Thai Nguyen University of Sciences, Vietnam

    Mai Thi Ngoc Anh is currently working at Thai Nguyen University of Sciences, Vietnam. Her main reseacrh fields are languages and linguistic perception.

  • Nguyen Minh Thu, School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam

    Nguyen Minh Thu is lecturer of School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University, is a researcher in the fields of languages and social studies.

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2025-09-29

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Том 9 № 4 (2025)

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