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Metaphoric and Metonymic Conceptualization of LOVE in Indonesian
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journal contribution
posted on 2017-05-30, 02:48 authored by I Made RajegI Made RajegThe
present study is aimed at investigating the conceptual metaphors and metonymies contributing to the structure of the LOVE concept in Indonesian,
and how are these metaphors and metonymies related to each other through the
Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980, Lakoff &
Turner, 1989, Lakoff, 1993, Kövecses, 2002).
In addition to conceptual metaphor, Lakoff & Kövecses (1987),
Kövecses (2000, 2006, 2008a&b) claim that conceptual metonymy also plays a
significant role in providing the structure of emotional concepts, such as
love. The conceptual metaphors that structure to the concept of LOVE in
Indonesian are: love is a (hot) fluid in a container ; love is a unity of two
complementary parts; love is fire; love is insanity; love is a rapture; love are natural and physical forces;
love is a social superior; love is an opponent; love is a journey; the object of love is a deity; the object of love
is a possession; rational is up; emotional is down, and conscious is up;
unconscious is down (in the case of jatuh cinta--falling in love). Looking at the conceptual
metonymies for emotions, there are two general types: CAUSE OF EMOTION
FOR THE EMOTION and EFFECT OF EMOTION FOR THE EMOTION, with the latter being
much more common than the former (Kövecses, 2000, 2008a&b). This common form
of metonymy can be categorised into two types of responses: physiological and
behavioural responses (Kövecses, 2000, 2008a&b). With respect to the
concept of LOVE, an example of the former is BLUSHING STANDS FOR LOVE and the
latter is PHYSICAL CLOSENESS STANDS FOR LOVE. There is an important and tight connection
between emotion metaphors and metonymies; that is “metonymies can be said to motivate the metaphors”, in the
linguistic, conceptual, and physical aspects (Kövecses 2008b:382).