Metaphors We Die By

This study which is entitled “Metaphors We Die By” is concerned with death metaphor in Central Kurdish. The expression “we” in the title refers to Kurdish people, i.e. the study is a detailed explanation of metaphors the Kurds die by. It attempts to elucidate how Central Kurdish speakers think about...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Mağallaẗ ğāmiʻaẗ Ğīhān- Arbīl li-l-ʻulūm al-insāniyyaẗ wa-al-iğtimāʻiyyaẗ Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 86 - 93
Main Author: Jezhny, Karzan A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Arabic
English
Published: Cihan University-Erbil 25.02.2025
Subjects:
Central Kurdish
Conceptual metaphor
Death, Metaphorization of death
Source-path-goal schema
ISSN:2707-6342, 2707-6342
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Abstract This study which is entitled “Metaphors We Die By” is concerned with death metaphor in Central Kurdish. The expression “we” in the title refers to Kurdish people, i.e. the study is a detailed explanation of metaphors the Kurds die by. It attempts to elucidate how Central Kurdish speakers think about death. In other words, the main aim of the study is to identify the perspective of Central Kurdish (CK) speakers on the phenomenon of death. The primary questions of the study are: Ho do the Kurds contemplate death? What are the source conceptual domains that CK speakers rely upon to understand death? What factors paly a role in structuring the conceptual mappings of the linguistic metaphors? The study explicates the concept of death in CK from the standpoint of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). According to the Cognitive approach to metaphor, it explores the way Kurdish speakers think about death. The study is particularly significant for understanding Kurdish culture and their perspective on one of life’s most important phenomena. The interpretation of death according to the framework of CMT involves the identification of various source domains that play a role in the conceptualization of death. The data of the study is based on everyday speech of CK through which an attempt is made to infer Kurdish thoughts and worldviews about death. Hence, the study, in light of the theory it relies on, views language as a reflection of thought. In CMT, thought has a metaphorical nature, so language, which is a mirror of thought, basically operates metaphorically.   
AbstractList This study which is entitled “Metaphors We Die By” is concerned with death metaphor in Central Kurdish. The expression “we” in the title refers to Kurdish people, i.e. the study is a detailed explanation of metaphors the Kurds die by. It attempts to elucidate how Central Kurdish speakers think about death. In other words, the main aim of the study is to identify the perspective of Central Kurdish (CK) speakers on the phenomenon of death. The primary questions of the study are: Ho do the Kurds contemplate death? What are the source conceptual domains that CK speakers rely upon to understand death? What factors paly a role in structuring the conceptual mappings of the linguistic metaphors? The study explicates the concept of death in CK from the standpoint of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). According to the Cognitive approach to metaphor, it explores the way Kurdish speakers think about death. The study is particularly significant for understanding Kurdish culture and their perspective on one of life’s most important phenomena. The interpretation of death according to the framework of CMT involves the identification of various source domains that play a role in the conceptualization of death. The data of the study is based on everyday speech of CK through which an attempt is made to infer Kurdish thoughts and worldviews about death. Hence, the study, in light of the theory it relies on, views language as a reflection of thought. In CMT, thought has a metaphorical nature, so language, which is a mirror of thought, basically operates metaphorically.   
Author Jezhny, Karzan A.
Author_xml – sequence: 1
  givenname: Karzan A.
  orcidid: 0000-0002-4784-2729
  surname: Jezhny
  fullname: Jezhny, Karzan A.
BookMark eNpNkEtLAzEUhYNUsNau_AOD-6k3uZk83Gl9FSpuFJfhzjSxM9TOkFRh_r21LcXVOZzFB-c7Z4N1u_aMXXGYCAlGXVffvlmmNPmxa94LEMWk64zKLZ6wodCgc4VSDP71MzZOqQEAYYFLI4bs8sVvqFu2MWUfPruvfXbXX7DTQKvkx4ccsffHh7fpcz5_fZpNb-d5xZXFnIwkXcgFLxGR88KUhSKsLAWtF6oE1GRASQkEOmhutAiqQipBq8LabR2x2Z67aKlxXay_KPaupdrthjZ-Ooqbulp5R9z7IISV3mhp1Pa8DiVXAUoUwiBsWTd7VhXblKIPRx4Ht7PlDrbc0Zb7s-Us4i9ug1-g
ContentType Journal Article
DBID AAYXX
CITATION
DOA
DOI 10.24086/cuejhss.v9n1y2025.pp86-93
DatabaseName CrossRef
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
DatabaseTitle CrossRef
DatabaseTitleList CrossRef
Database_xml – sequence: 1
  dbid: DOA
  name: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
  url: https://www.doaj.org/
  sourceTypes: Open Website
DeliveryMethod fulltext_linktorsrc
EISSN 2707-6342
EndPage 93
ExternalDocumentID oai_doaj_org_article_a1eef2294e874860867fb16f0b322830
10_24086_cuejhss_v9n1y2025_pp86_93
GroupedDBID AAYXX
ALMA_UNASSIGNED_HOLDINGS
CITATION
GROUPED_DOAJ
ID FETCH-LOGICAL-c1693-a84a754d1b3331158b56a3c9af77d6b037a806440a07f71872f6c3ab0765996c3
IEDL.DBID DOA
ISSN 2707-6342
IngestDate Fri Oct 03 12:52:35 EDT 2025
Sat Nov 29 08:04:21 EST 2025
IsDoiOpenAccess true
IsOpenAccess true
IsPeerReviewed true
IsScholarly true
Issue 1
Language Arabic
English
License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
LinkModel DirectLink
MergedId FETCHMERGED-LOGICAL-c1693-a84a754d1b3331158b56a3c9af77d6b037a806440a07f71872f6c3ab0765996c3
ORCID 0000-0002-4784-2729
OpenAccessLink https://doaj.org/article/a1eef2294e874860867fb16f0b322830
PageCount 8
ParticipantIDs doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a1eef2294e874860867fb16f0b322830
crossref_primary_10_24086_cuejhss_v9n1y2025_pp86_93
PublicationCentury 2000
PublicationDate 2025-02-25
PublicationDateYYYYMMDD 2025-02-25
PublicationDate_xml – month: 02
  year: 2025
  text: 2025-02-25
  day: 25
PublicationDecade 2020
PublicationTitle Mağallaẗ ğāmiʻaẗ Ğīhān- Arbīl li-l-ʻulūm al-insāniyyaẗ wa-al-iğtimāʻiyyaẗ
PublicationYear 2025
Publisher Cihan University-Erbil
Publisher_xml – name: Cihan University-Erbil
SSID ssj0002901482
Score 2.2843468
Snippet This study which is entitled “Metaphors We Die By” is concerned with death metaphor in Central Kurdish. The expression “we” in the title refers to Kurdish...
SourceID doaj
crossref
SourceType Open Website
Index Database
StartPage 86
SubjectTerms Central Kurdish
Conceptual metaphor
Death, Metaphorization of death
Source-path-goal schema
Title Metaphors We Die By
URI https://doaj.org/article/a1eef2294e874860867fb16f0b322830
Volume 9
hasFullText 1
inHoldings 1
isFullTextHit
isPrint
journalDatabaseRights – providerCode: PRVAON
  databaseName: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
  customDbUrl:
  eissn: 2707-6342
  dateEnd: 99991231
  omitProxy: false
  ssIdentifier: ssj0002901482
  issn: 2707-6342
  databaseCode: DOA
  dateStart: 20190101
  isFulltext: true
  titleUrlDefault: https://www.doaj.org/
  providerName: Directory of Open Access Journals
link http://cvtisr.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwrZ07T8MwFIUtVDGwIJ6ivJSB1W0SO36MFKgYoGIA0S26fqllaKOmrdR_j-2EqkwsrJZs2edKvsey_V2E7jQ3Pi9ri51wBlOTCqw0zXFmWLhGIsRA_Cj8wkcjMR7Lt51SX-FNWIMHboTrQ2aty3NJreChYJJg3KmMuVSRCK8Ku693PTuHqbAHx9tBkTeU0UDxYn29sl-Tuu6t5Szb-CN_0asqwbAkvzLSDrg_ZpjhETpsrWFy30zpGO3B4hSdvNolVJP5ok4-bfI4tclgc4Y-hk_vD8-4LWSAdWCdYBAUeEFNpggJdBuhCgZES3CcG6ZSwkF4a0BTSLnzyYLnjmkCKuUs0FM0OUed2XxmL1CiBAPvaZhRTlKWAhCSq9QyAMlBUtdF5GcxZdXwKkrv86MEZStBuZWgDBKUknTRIKx72yMwp2ODj0TZRqL8KxKX_zHIFToIE4ufxotr1FkuVvYG7ev1clovbmOQvwG5paiP
linkProvider Directory of Open Access Journals
openUrl ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsummon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Metaphors+We+Die+By&rft.jtitle=Ma%C4%9Falla%E1%BA%97+%C4%9F%C4%81mi%CA%BBa%E1%BA%97+%C4%9E%C4%ABh%C4%81n-+Arb%C4%ABl+li-l-%CA%BBul%C5%ABm+al-ins%C4%81niyya%E1%BA%97+wa-al-i%C4%9Ftim%C4%81%CA%BBiyya%E1%BA%97&rft.au=Karzan+A.+Jezhny&rft.date=2025-02-25&rft.pub=Cihan+University-Erbil&rft.eissn=2707-6342&rft.volume=9&rft.issue=1&rft_id=info:doi/10.24086%2Fcuejhss.v9n1y2025.pp86-93&rft.externalDBID=DOA&rft.externalDocID=oai_doaj_org_article_a1eef2294e874860867fb16f0b322830
thumbnail_l http://covers-cdn.summon.serialssolutions.com/index.aspx?isbn=/lc.gif&issn=2707-6342&client=summon
thumbnail_m http://covers-cdn.summon.serialssolutions.com/index.aspx?isbn=/mc.gif&issn=2707-6342&client=summon
thumbnail_s http://covers-cdn.summon.serialssolutions.com/index.aspx?isbn=/sc.gif&issn=2707-6342&client=summon