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A Study of the Systemic Structure and Characteristics of Japanese Up-down Orientational Metaphors

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Abstract In this study, we analyzed the types, experiential bases, systemic structure, and characteristics of Japanese up-down orientational metaphors based on a large number of metaphorical expressions. The r...esults showed two points: (1) Up and down are usually mapped to the following six target domains: quantity, time, order, property, status, and evaluation. (2) The systemic structure of Japanese up-down orientational metaphors has four characteristics: symmetry of mapping, coherence of mapping, variety of bases, and competition of bases.show more

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