Language Endangerment. Disappearing metaphors and shifting conceptualizations.

Language Endangerment -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- 1. Introduction -- Metaphors in flux -- What's new in this Volume -- About this book -- Future directions for endangered metaphor studies -- References -- 2. Metaphors we die by: Change and vitality in Māori -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The Māori language -- 1.2 Rituals of encounter -- 2. Research materials -- 3. Results -- 3.1 death is a journey -- 3.2 death is sleep -- 3.3 people are trees -- 3.4 the dead are stars -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3. Papua New Guinean sweet talk: Metaphors from the domain of taste -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Taste perception: Physiology and language -- 3. Metaphors from the taste domain in English -- 4. Metaphors from the taste domain in Papua New Guinea -- 4.1 Metaphors from the taste domain in Tok Pisin -- 4.2 Metaphors from the taste domain in Gwahatike -- 4.3 Metaphors from the taste domain in Gadsup -- 4.4 Metaphors from the taste Domain in Tairuma -- 4.5 Metaphors from the taste domain in Guhu Samane -- 4.6 Metaphors from the taste domain in Dawawa -- 4.7 Metaphors from the taste domain in Kamano-Kafe -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 4. Towards a taxonomy of metaphors of a curtailed language: The case of Waray -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodological framework -- 3. Load of the Waray metaphorical vehicles -- 4. Representation of the Waray tenors -- 5. Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- 5. Hot eyes, white stomach: Emotions and character qualities in Safaliba metaphor -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Safaliba in their linguistic and cultural environment -- 3. Safaliba revitalization efforts -- 4. Aspects of Safaliba phonology and grammar -- 5. Safaliba metaphors for emotions and character qualities -- 6. Comparison with metaphorical constructions in other area languages.

6.1 Metaphors with eye imagery -- 6.2 Metaphors with stomach and chest imagery -- 6.3 Metaphors with whole-body imagery -- 7. What do these data suggest for "universals" in metaphor? -- References -- 6. Literacy and language instruction: Flathead Salish metaphor and a task-based pedagogy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Flathead Salish people -- 2.1 Flathead Salish -- 2.2 Flathead reservation immersion education -- 3. Metaphor studies -- 3.1 Montana Salish metaphors -- 4. Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT) -- 4.1 Sample Salish text -- 4.2 Flathead Salish metaphors and language learning -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 7. Idioms and proverbs in Bete language and culture -- 1. Theoretical framework -- 2. The Bété: language and culture -- 3. Bété metaphors and their aetiology -- 4. Example of Bété idioms and proverbs -- 4.1 Selected idioms and proverbs -- 4.2 The meaning and sense of use of metaphors in Bété -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 8. Receding idioms in West Danish (Jutlandic) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basics for the investigation -- 2.1 Material -- 2.2 Theoretical background -- 2.3 Rendering of the idioms -- 3. Semantic fields outlined (almost) as dichotomies -- 3.1 Richness vs. poorness -- 3.2 Cleverness, slyness vs. stupidity, foolishness, awkwardness -- 3.3 Slowness, idleness vs. rapidity, hard work -- 3.4 Wastefulness vs. thrift, miserliness -- 3.5 Luck vs. misfortune -- 3.6 High spirits vs. discontent, anger -- 3.7 Selfishness vs. cooperation -- 3.8 Life vs. death -- 4. Results -- 4.1 Overview of key lexemes and key concepts of the idioms -- 4.2 Lexicographical consequences of idioms -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 9. A nation without a language is a nation without heart: On vanishing Tatar idioms -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The Tatar language and its current status -- 1.2 The origin of the ethnonym Tatar.

1.3 Outline of Tatar history and culture -- 2. Theoretical framework -- 3. Typology of aspects of cultural knowledge in Tatar metaphors and symbols -- 3.1 History -- 3.2 Social interaction -- 3.3. Phenomena of material culture -- 3.4 Intertextual phenomena -- 3.5 Fictive conceptual domains -- 3.6 Cultural symbols -- 4. Metaphors exposed to transformations -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Index of conceptual metaphors/metonymies -- Subject index.

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