/tan-hǎa/ or lust: A study of conceptual metaphors from a Thai perspective

Authors

  • Wuttinun Kaewjungate Department of Thai Language, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Siravast Kavilanan Department of Thai Language, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Pennapa Khaisingto Department of Linguistics, School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao, Muang, Phayao 65000, Thailand

Keywords:

cognitive semantics, conceptual metaphor, lust, metaphor, Thai perspective

Abstract

The majority of Thai people are Buddhists and the religion serves as a kind of anchor of the Thai mind. Therefore, in daily communication, Buddhist vocabulary is often spoken or used in the teaching of morals. This research aimed to study the conceptual metaphors of “/tan-hǎa/” or “lust” from a Thai perspective and analyze Thai perspectives on lust. The 403 metaphor data were totally collected from the Thai National Corpus (Thai National Corpus [TNC], 2021) and analyzed based on the conceptual metaphor theory. Four conceptual metaphors of “/tan-hǎa/” or “lust”: [LUST IS HUMAN], [LUST IS FIRE], [LUST IS AN OBJECT], and [LUST IS A DEVIL/DEMON] were found. These metaphors reflect the Thai perspective that lust is something that must be eliminated from the human mind because it causes suffering.

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Published

15-03-2023

How to Cite

Kaewjungate, W., Kavilanan, S. ., & Khaisingto, P. . (2023). /tan-hǎa/ or lust: A study of conceptual metaphors from a Thai perspective. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 44(1), 301–310. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kjss/article/view/264479

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 1 (2023): January-March

Section

Research articles

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