Conceptual representations of the human body as a container for emotional responses in Dholuo

Authors

  • Cellyne Anudo Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, University of Kabianga, Kenya
  • Joseph Rotumoi Department of Curriculum Instruction and Education Media, University of Kabianga, Kenya
  • Benard Kodak Department of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Maasai Mara University, Kenya

Keywords:

conceptual metaphors, containment, emotions, metaphorical expressions, reality

Abstract

This paper examined containment metaphors in the target domains of happiness, sadness and anger in Dholuo. It further sought to examine the conceptual metaphors that can be derived from the general source domain of containment and to explain the vital relations that are manifested in the containment conceptual metaphors. One hundred metaphorical expressions describing the emotions of happiness, sadness and anger were collected from the conversations of ten native speakers of Dholuo. A total of fourteen conceptual metaphors were derived from three basic emotions of happiness, sadness and anger. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The study found out that emotion is a notion that is interconnected with language. Moreover, feelings influence reasoning and thought processes thereby explaining our comprehension of the world and its reality. The study further found out that conceptual metaphor is a crucial principal that the mind employs to comprehend an abstract entity such as emotion.

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Author Biographies

  • Cellyne Anudo, Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, University of Kabianga, Kenya

    Dr. Cellyne Anudo (PhD) is a Lecturer of Linguistics at the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, University of Kabianga, Kenya. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics. Anudo is actively engaged in Linguistics and Communication research and she has over 10 years’ experience in university teaching. She is an expert in Language and Communication with specific bias in Language and Gender, Language and Culture, Cognitive Linguistics and Mass Communication. She is a Content Consultant and a Book Reviewer of creative works for Oxford University Press, Kenya.

  • Joseph Rotumoi, Department of Curriculum Instruction and Education Media, University of Kabianga, Kenya

    Dr. Joseph Rotumoi (Ph.D) is a Lecturer of Education in the  University of Kabianga with over 13 years teaching experience at the university. His research interests are in the fields of Language and Literature Education, Curriculum Development and Governance in Education. He is a former Director and National Oil Corporation, Kenya.

  • Benard Kodak, Department of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Maasai Mara University, Kenya

    Prof. Benard Kodak is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Maasai Mara University, Kenya. His area of specialization is Multimodal Discourse Analysis with specific reference to communication in the print and electronic media. Dr. Kodak has conducted research on the impact of advertisements in newspapers and television on readers and viewers respectively. Multimodality entails examination of the modes of signification and an exploration of how the modes of signification are used to craft the discourses in advertisements in newspapers and television. It also entails examining how the public receives communication from the mass media.

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Published

2021-09-22

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Conceptual representations of the human body as a container for emotional responses in Dholuo. (2021). Studies in Aesthetics & Art Criticism, 1(2). https://royalliteglobal.com/saac/article/view/675