Aunga Solomon Onchoke
List of John Benjamins publications in which Aunga Solomon Onchoke is involved.
Articles
2018 Metaphorical motion in Chinese Cognitive Linguistic Studies 5:2, pp. 230–260 | Article
This paper focuses on metaphorical motion in the Chinese language by investigating how various abstract concepts are construed in terms of spatial motion. The claim that the primary metaphor, change is motion, is central to metaphorical motion is confirmed, and we further examine sorts of target… read more
2017 Leader metaphors in Ekegusii language Cognitive Linguistic Studies 4:2, pp. 194–215 | Article
This is a cognitive linguistic study of a cultural-specific metaphor of a leader in Ekegusii, an African Bantu language in Kenya. A descriptive research design was used whereby the natives were asked to identify and explain the Ekegusii leader metaphorical terms and phrases, describe the social… read more