ÇOCUĞA YÖNELTİLEN DİLDE ÇİFT-BİÇİMLİ SÖZEL YAPILARIN ‘KAP’, ‘YİYECEK’ VE ‘DELİLİK’ KAVRAMSAL ALANLARINDA YENİDEN GÖZDEN GEÇİRİLMESİ
DIMORPHOUS VERBAL EXPRESSIONS REVISITED IN THE ‘CONTAINER’, ‘FOOD’ AND ‘INSANITY’ CONCEPTUAL DOMAINS

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with the semantic features of Turkish speaking parents’ infant/child directed speech uses in the framework of conceptual domains. These parents use both direct love expressions and expressions of agression while addressing to their children. This case is in accordance with agressive behaviour towards cute stimuli as identified by Aragon et al (2015). Every verbal expression in I/CDS can be explained by metaphorical conceptual domains (Lakoff and Johnson, 2003; Kövecses, 1986; 1990; 2004; 2010). 100 parents were interviewed by the researcher and they answered a questionnaire which includes three open-ended questions. The findings obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively. The results indicate that direct expressions of love can be explained by LOVE and CONTAINER conceptual domains; dimorphous verbal expressions related to the act of ‘eating’ can be explained by EMOTIONAL DESIRE, HUNGER and CONTAINER conceptual domains; and lastly, dimorphous verbal expressions of agression can be explained by CONTAINER and INSANITY conceptual domains.

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