
Language Endangerment
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- Language Endangerment
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Table of contents
- 1. Introduction
- Metaphors in flux
- What's new in this Volume
- About this book
- Future directions for endangered metaphor studies
- References
- 2. Metaphors we die by: Change and vitality in Maori
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 The Maori language
- 1.2 Rituals of encounter
- 2. Research materials
- 3. Results
- 3.1 death is a journey
- 3.2 death is sleep
- 3.3 people are trees
- 3.4 the dead are stars
- 4. Discussion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 3. Papua New Guinean sweet talk: Metaphors from the domain of taste
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Taste perception: Physiology and language
- 3. Metaphors from the taste domain in English
- 4. Metaphors from the taste domain in Papua New Guinea
- 4.1 Metaphors from the taste domain in Tok Pisin
- 4.2 Metaphors from the taste domain in Gwahatike
- 4.3 Metaphors from the taste domain in Gadsup
- 4.4 Metaphors from the taste Domain in Tairuma
- 4.5 Metaphors from the taste domain in Guhu Samane
- 4.6 Metaphors from the taste domain in Dawawa
- 4.7 Metaphors from the taste domain in Kamano-Kafe
- 5. Conclusions
- References
- 4. Towards a taxonomy of metaphors of a curtailed language: The case of Waray
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methodological framework
- 3. Load of the Waray metaphorical vehicles
- 4. Representation of the Waray tenors
- 5. Conclusion and recommendations
- References
- 5. Hot eyes, white stomach: Emotions and character qualities in Safaliba metaphor
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Safaliba in their linguistic and cultural environment
- 3. Safaliba revitalization efforts
- 4. Aspects of Safaliba phonology and grammar
- 5. Safaliba metaphors for emotions and character qualities
- 6. Comparison with metaphorical constructions in other area languages
- 6.1 Metaphors with eye imagery
- 6.2 Metaphors with stomach and chest imagery
- 6.3 Metaphors with whole-body imagery
- 7. What do these data suggest for "universals" in metaphor?
- References
- 6. Literacy and language instruction: Flathead Salish metaphor and a task-based pedagogy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Flathead Salish people
- 2.1 Flathead Salish
- 2.2 Flathead reservation immersion education
- 3. Metaphor studies
- 3.1 Montana Salish metaphors
- 4. Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT)
- 4.1 Sample Salish text
- 4.2 Flathead Salish metaphors and language learning
- 5. Conclusion
- References
- 7. Idioms and proverbs in Bete language and culture
- 1. Theoretical framework
- 2. The Bété: language and culture
- 3. Bété metaphors and their aetiology
- 4. Example of Bété idioms and proverbs
- 4.1 Selected idioms and proverbs
- 4.2 The meaning and sense of use of metaphors in Bété
- 5. Conclusion
- References
- 8. Receding idioms in West Danish (Jutlandic)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basics for the investigation
- 2.1 Material
- 2.2 Theoretical background
- 2.3 Rendering of the idioms
- 3. Semantic fields outlined (almost) as dichotomies
- 3.1 Richness vs. poorness
- 3.2 Cleverness, slyness vs. stupidity, foolishness, awkwardness
- 3.3 Slowness, idleness vs. rapidity, hard work
- 3.4 Wastefulness vs. thrift, miserliness
- 3.5 Luck vs. misfortune
- 3.6 High spirits vs. discontent, anger
- 3.7 Selfishness vs. cooperation
- 3.8 Life vs. death
- 4. Results
- 4.1 Overview of key lexemes and key concepts of the idioms
- 4.2 Lexicographical consequences of idioms
- 5. Conclusion
- References
- 9. A nation without a language is a nation without heart: On vanishing Tatar idioms
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 The Tatar language and its current status
- 1.2 The origin of the ethnonym Tatar
- 1.3 Outline of Tatar history and culture
- 2. Theoretical framework
- 3. Typology of aspects of cultural knowledge in Tatar metaphors and symbols
- 3.1 History
- 3.2 Social interaction
- 3.3. Phenomena of material culture
- 3.4 Intertextual phenomena
- 3.5 Fictive conceptual domains
- 3.6 Cultural symbols
- 4. Metaphors exposed to transformations
- 5. Conclusion
- References
- Index of conceptual metaphors/metonymies
- Subject index
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