5. The Chinese conceptualization of the heart and its cultural context
Implications for second language learning
From the perspective of cultural linguistics, this study investigates (a) the Chinese conceptualization of the heart, based on a linguistic analysis, and (b) the cultural context for this conceptualization, based on a survey of ancient Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine. As found, the heart-mind dichotomy traditionally held by Western cultures does not exist in traditional Chinese culture, which regards the heart as the thinking and behavior guiding organ, as well as the organ that stores feelings and emotions. It then discusses the importance of studying cultural conceptualization, including conceptual metaphor, behind linguistic expression in the context of second language learning and teaching. Such study should facilitate the acquisition of conceptual fluency and metaphorical competence of the L2 learner.
Cited by
Cited by 10 other publications
Batoréo, Hanna Jakubowicz
2018.
Metaphorical Competence in Multilingual Context of Language Acquisition and Learning.
Psychology of Language and Communication 22:1
► pp. 534 ff.

Chen, Lian, F. Neveu, S. Prévost, A. Steuckardt, G. Bergounioux & B. Hamma
2022.
Analyse phraséoculturelle contrastive : représentation et motivation du coeur en français et en chinois.
SHS Web of Conferences 138
► pp. 11001 ff.

Dinh, Thuy N. & Van Kieu Thi Le
ELAHEH, RAHIMI & SHARIFIAN FARZAD
2020.
AN EVALUATION OF VISUALS IN IRANIAN DOMESTICALLY
DEVELOPED ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS: A CULTURAL
LINGUISTICS PERSPECTIVE.
i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching 10:2
► pp. 13 ff.

Gao, Xiuping & Chun Lan
2021.
Kingdom of heaven versus nirvana: a comparative study of conceptual metaphors for Christian and Buddhist ideals of life.
Applied Linguistics Review 0:0

Ma, Qing & Zhichang Xu
2017.
The Nativization of English in China. In
Researching Chinese English: the State of the Art [
Multilingual Education, 22],
► pp. 189 ff.

Prodanović Stankić, Diana
2017.
Cultural Conceptualisations in Humorous Discourse in English and Serbian. In
Advances in Cultural Linguistics [
Cultural Linguistics, ],
► pp. 29 ff.

Tadić, Dragana
Zhu, Lin
[no author supplied]
This list is based on CrossRef data as of 28 february 2023. Please note that it may not be complete. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers.
Any errors therein should be reported to them.