In:Love, Sex, and the Sacred: A metaphor analysis of Hungarian folk songs
Veronika Szelid
[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts 18] 2025
► pp. 24–52
Chapter 3“My angel, my shining star”
The lovers in folk songs
Published online: 2 June 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/clscc.18.c03
https://doi.org/10.1075/clscc.18.c03
Article outline
- 3.1Some general remarks on mating
- 3.1.1Love “at first sniff?” — The choice of partner in the world of animals and humans
- 3.1.2Culturally different ideals
- 3.2Choosing the right partner in Moldavian Csángó
folk songs
- 3.2.1Why red and brown, rather than blond and blue? — The metonymic meaning of color terms and other attributes
- 3.2.2Metaphors of the lovers
- The Great Chain of Beings
- 3.2.2.1The lovers are flowers
- 3.2.2.2The lovers are birds
- 3.2.2.3The object of love is a valuable object
- 3.2.2.4The object of love is a child
- 3.2.2.5The object of love is a supernatural being
- 3.3Conclusion
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