A Cognitive Study into the 凤(fèng) Imagery in Chinese Metaphorical Idioms of 凤(fèng) and Suggestions for Teaching Chinese Metaphorical Idioms of 凤(fèng) to Thai Students

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Xiaoling Liu
Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Nathakarn Thaveewatanaseth
Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Chatuwit Keawsuwan
Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Abstract

The study analyzed the 凤 (fèng, Chinese phoenix) imagery in 182 Chinese metaphorical idioms of 凤 (fèng) from the Chinese Idiom Dictionary (《中华成语大词典》) from a cognitive linguistic perspective. The study aimed to explore the semantic meaning of these idioms and propose teaching methods to help Thai students avoid errors in understanding their semantic meaning. The study found that the Chinese metaphorical idioms of 凤 (fèng) use the 凤 (fèng) as the source domain to map onto humans or things (target domain) and create eight categories of 凤 (fèng) imagey. Furthermore, there are 18 other types of animal imagery created by 18 other types of animal metaphors in these idioms, such as the imagery of 龙 (lóng, Chinese dragon), 鸡 (jī, chicken) and so forth, which are equivalent to or suppressed by the 凤 (fèng) imagery. The study also found that understanding the semantic meaning of these idioms can be based on understanding the 凤 (fèng) imagery in these idioms. Based on the study’s findings, we suggest that teachers use the imagery teaching method to avoid Thai students’ errors in understanding the semantic meaning when teaching Chinese metaphorical idioms of 凤 (fèng) to Thai students. By adopting these teaching methods, teachers can integrate the cognitive analysis of the 凤 (fèng) imagery into their teaching.

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Liu, X., Thaveewatanaseth, N., & Keawsuwan, C. (2023). A Cognitive Study into the 凤(fèng) Imagery in Chinese Metaphorical Idioms of 凤(fèng) and Suggestions for Teaching Chinese Metaphorical Idioms of 凤(fèng) to Thai Students. Language and Linguistics, 41(2), 195–222. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/joling/article/view/265164
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Nathakarn Thaveewatanaseth, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Thailand

This article is part of the thesis entitled "Cognitive Study on Imageries of the Four Mythical Animals in Chinese Metaphorical Idioms of the Four Mythical Animals in the Vision of Learning Chinese as a Second Language" or the Doctor of Philosophy (Eastern Languages), Department of Eastern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University. Dr. Nathakarn Thaveewatanaseth is the principal advisor.

Chatuwit Keawsuwan, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Thailand

This article is part of the thesis entitled "Cognitive Study on Imageries of the Four Mythical Animals in Chinese Metaphorical Idioms of the Four Mythical Animals in the Vision of Learning Chinese as a Second Language" or the Doctor of Philosophy (Eastern Languages), Department of Eastern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chatuwit Keawsuwan is the co-advisor.

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