Document Type : applied research
Author
Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature department of Payam Noor University, Tehran,
Abstract
Conceptual metaphor theory is one of the most important theories in the field of cognitive linguistics. The basis of this theory is based on the conceptualization of intangible concepts through structured sensory experiences. The problem of this research is to examine poems by Badrshakar al-Siyab and Houshang Ibtahaj, whose origin or destination is "love" and related words. The concept of love is one of the main poetic themes. These two poets have devoted their efforts to give a new dawn to the value and respect of love at a time when love and affection are on the decline by using a conceptual metaphor. In this way, the goal of cognitive characteristics, cultural, social constructions and worldviews of the minds of these two poets in relation to the element of love can be achieved. Based on the analytical descriptive method and the comparative approach of the American school, the present research examines the common and non-common conceptual domains of the conceptual metaphor of "love" in the poems of Badrshakar al-Siyab and Houshang Ebtahaj. The results indicate that the most important domains common to the conceptualization of "love" in the poetry of these two poets are the human domain, giving life to love, fire, house and flowers. As in Al-Siyab's poetry and Ibtahaj's poetry, "man" and "fire" have the highest frequency. Among the non-common subject domains in Badr Shaker al-Siyab's poetry, we can mention the domains of wine, desert, boat, water and goddess, and the domains of animals, music,
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