Identifying cultural metaphors and metonymies in Taufiq Rafat’s poetry and linking them to cultural schemas

Authors

  • Sadia Ishfaq Center for Languages (CFL), University of Management and Technology, Lahore - Pakistan

Keywords:

cultural metaphor, cultural metonymy, culture schema, feelings

Abstract

Taufiq Rafat is a renowned English poet who is well-known for introducing Pakistani idioms to poetry. The study focuses on tracing cultural metaphors and metonymies in the selected poems of Taufiq Rafat with the lens of the theoretical and analytical framework of cultural linguistics as proposed by Farzad Sharifian. The research is qualitative and carries a descriptive analysis of the text and used the constructivism paradigm. The study's findings revealed that the cultural metaphors and metonymies used in his poetry are engrossed in Pakistani culture and are culture-specific. Therefore, cultural metaphors originate from the culture and are manifested in the human lexicon, thinking, and feelings that exhibit the cultural schema.

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Sadia Ishfaq. (2024). Identifying cultural metaphors and metonymies in Taufiq Rafat’s poetry and linking them to cultural schemas. Wah Academia Journal of Social Sciences, 3(01), 181–191. Retrieved from https://wahacademia.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/63