Embodiment in Cross-Linguistic Studies The 'Eye'

This volume is the first book publication which focuses on conceptualization and polysemy of 'eye'. It encompasses a wide variety of languages to evidence cross linguistic similarities and differences in the semantic extensions of the eye.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Baş, Melike, Kraska-Szlenk, Iwona
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston BRILL 25.11.2021
Edition1
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ISBN9004498583
9789004498587
DOI10.1163/9789004498594

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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Acknowledgements -- ‎Figures and Tables -- ‎Notes on Contributors -- ‎Introduction. The Overview of the Volume (Baş and Kraska-Szlenk) -- ‎Part 1. Crosslinguistic Studies -- ‎Chapter 1. General Patterns in Semantic Expressions of the 'Eye' (Pattillo) -- ‎Chapter 2. Investigating Entities "Placed" in the Eye in a Cross-Linguistic Perspective (Waśniewska) -- ‎Part 2. Case Studies from Europe -- ‎Chapter 3. The Moral Eye: A Study of Hungarian szem (Baranyiné Kóczy) -- ‎Chapter 4. A Corpus Study of the Semantic Extensions of the Eye in Turkish (Baş) -- ‎Chapter 5. Polish oko 'Eye' and Its (Quasi) Diminutive oczko: Semantic Extensions and Usage Patterns (Kraska-Szlenk) -- ‎Part 3. Case Studies from Asia -- ‎Chapter 6. Metaphorical Mappings of the 'Eye' in Chinese (Qin and Luo) -- ‎Chapter 7. Aankhon-aankhon me ('In between the Eyes'): A Cognitive-Linguistic View of the 'Eye' Metaphors in Hindi (Mishra) -- ‎Chapter 8. A Glance at the Mongolian Eye (Rogala) -- ‎Chapter 9. Preliminary Study on 'Eye' in the Tibetan Language (with Reference to Literature) (Bareja-Starzyńska) -- ‎Part 4. Case Studies from Africa -- ‎Chapter 10. What Do eyes Mean to a Pullo? Body, Cognition and Cultural Conceptualization (Shehu) -- ‎Chapter 11. 'Jicho kwa jicho'-'iso ngeso': A Comparative Study of 'Eye' Expressions in Swahili and Zulu (Tramutoli) -- ‎Part 5. Case Studies from America -- ‎Chapter 12. 'Eye' in the Zamucoan Languages (Ciucci) -- ‎Chapter 13. Semantic Extensions of 'Eye' in Deni (Arawá) (Cruz Maciel de Carvalho) -- ‎Part 6. Case Studies from Oceania -- ‎Chapter 14. Visual Perception in Doromu-Koki (Bradshaw) -- ‎Chapter 15. Metaphoric Meaning Extensions and Expressions of 'Eye(s)' in Bena Bena (Emkow) -- ‎Index of Languages -- ‎Index of Authors