Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo
List of John Benjamins publications for which Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo plays a role.
Articles
2018 Foodsemic metaphors of love in Gĩkũyũ: Insights from cognitive semantics Cognitive Linguistic Studies 5:2, pp. 341–358 | Article
Using the Conceptual Metaphor Theory, this study discusses the transfer of semantic aspects of foodsemic metaphors upon the abstraction of love. An interview schedule was administered to 48 respondents of different gender by the researchers assisted by two research assistants. The data collected… read more
2016 A cognitive linguistic approach to Dholuo sexual euphemisms and dysphemisms Cognitive Linguistic Studies 3:2, pp. 316–346 | Article
Cognitive linguistics as a disciplinary school of thought concerns itself with investigating the relationship between human language, the mind and socio-physical experience. It sees language as embedded in the overall cognitive capacities of man, places special emphasis on topics such as the… read more
2015 When romantic love in Gĩkũyũ becomes a human body part: A cognitive approach Cognitive Linguistic Studies 2:1, pp. 79–93 | Article
Studies in Cognitive Linguistics show that metaphors are fundamental to the structuring of people’s thought and language (Sweetser 1990; Kövecses 2009). It is against this backdrop that this study discusses human body parts as metaphors of conceptualizing love in Gĩkũyũ. To achieve this objective,… read more