Compound Words Reflect Cross-Culturally Shared Bodily Metaphors
Parts of the body are often embedded in the structure of compound words, such as heartbreak and brainchild. We explored the relationships between the semantics of compounds and their constituent body parts, asking whether these relationships are largely arbitrary or instead reflect deeper metaphoric...
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
2018
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