I am not a worm : metaphor in Psalm 22
The metaphorical linguistic expression ""I am a worm"" in Ps 22 forms the focus of this paper. The expression is analysed in terms of a cognitive linguistic approach and some of the observations may even convey cognitive anthropological consequences. The worm is associated with t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2005
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Journal for semitics
Year: 2005, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-54 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew Bible
B Psalm 22 B Worm B Old Testament B Metaphor |
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| Summary: | The metaphorical linguistic expression ""I am a worm"" in Ps 22 forms the focus of this paper. The expression is analysed in terms of a cognitive linguistic approach and some of the observations may even convey cognitive anthropological consequences. The worm is associated with the source domain of death which is then projected onto the target domain of suffering and anxiety. The conceptual metaphor SUFFERING IS DEATH EXPERIENCE may have given rise to the linguistic metaphorical expression: I am a worm. The worm metaphor in v. 7 should not be construed solely in terms of the immediate personal complaint (vv. 7-9), but also in terms of the subsequent personal complaint in vv. 15-16, portraying a panoramic vision of death. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_408 |