Figurative language in the olfactory do-main across Chinese and English: Examples of chòu (臭) and foul/smelly /stinking1
Conventionally, smell has been regarded as a relatively ineffable percept and concept. Howe-ver, the personal experience of using the olfactory Chinese word chòu (臭, 'smelly') makes me think that the word is not so ineffable in China as people often use it daily. To verify the hypot-hesis...
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| Published in | ExELL : explorations in English language and linguistics Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 153 - 177 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.12.2024
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