Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo

List of John Benjamins publications for which Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo plays a role.

Articles

Gatambuki Gathigia, Moses, Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo and Ruth Wangeci Ndungu 2018 Foodsemic metaphors of love in Gĩkũyũ: Insights from cognitive semanticsCognitive 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
Ochieng Orwenjo, Daniel and Cellyne A. Anudo 2016 A cognitive linguistic approach to Dholuo sexual euphemisms and dysphemismsCognitive 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
Gatambuki Gathigia, Moses, Ruth W. Ndung’u and Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo 2015 When romantic love in Gĩkũyũ becomes a human body part: A cognitive approachCognitive 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