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The Translation of Metaphors of Emotions of Anger from EkeGusii to English Using the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

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  • Gillphine Chebunga Onkware

    (Africa International University)

  • Jared Bravin Menecha

    (Daystar University)

  • Margaret Kerubo Ogeto

    (Quantic School of Business and Technology, Washington DC)

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to discuss common words used in reference to anger in Ekegusii, a Bantu speaking community in Kisii and Nyamira counties in Kenya. Using the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Kövecses 2020), linguistic expressions of anger that were recorded in a pilot study have been analyzed for metaphorical content, thereafter a translation was made from Ekegusii to English to check for the translation challenges. The findings reveal that Ekegusii displays differences in the conceptualization of anger as compared to English. One notable difference is realized about where anger comes from in Ekegusii. Anger as an emotion is conceptualized as coming from an external source and therefore it ‘catches’ persons. In the same regard, a person ‘hears’ anger thereby showing that anger is an external emotion that is personified

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  • Gillphine Chebunga Onkware & Jared Bravin Menecha & Margaret Kerubo Ogeto, 2023. "The Translation of Metaphors of Emotions of Anger from EkeGusii to English Using the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 10(4), pages 106-112, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:10:y:2023:i:4:p:106-112
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