Embodiment in colloquial Arabic proverbs: A cognitive linguistic perspective

Proverbs have long been an essential component of both formal and informal discourse, often serving as vessels for cultural wisdom and values. Given that the human body serves as a primary source for conceptualizing abstract ideas, paremiology – the study of proverbs – has demonstrated the widesprea...

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Published in:	Open Linguistics
Main Authors:	Alhazmi Albatool Ahmad, Elamin Marwa Ibrahim, Muftah Muneera, Mohammad Umalhussein Adam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2025-09-01
Subjects:	cognitive linguistics colloquial arabic proverbs conceptual metaphors embodiment image schema paremiology
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2025-0066