Kibun ve Kimochi Sözcükleri ile Oluşan Eşdizimlerin Kavramsal Metafor Kuramı Açısından Değerlendirilmesi
Evaluation of Collocations with Kibun and Kimochi via Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Summary/Abstract: Kibun (気分) and kimochi (気持ち) are Japanese near-synonyms words difficult to distinguish from each other in terms of meaning and usage based on their dictionary definitions. In this article, in order to reveal the semantic and usage differences of these two words, the collocations that form with these words are evaluated within the framework of conceptual metaphor theory. The sample of the study consists of collocations in the structure of “kibun 気分 /kimochi 気持ち + preposition + verb” in the corpus named BCCWJ Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese. According to the findings of the study, kibun (気分) is something that has a taste and moves up and down in the body; kimochi (気持 ち ) is something that is understood, communicated to others, expressed in words and occupies space in the body.

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