Culture, body, and language : conceptualizations of internal body organs across cultures and languages

"The volume makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the intricate relationship between culture, body and language by focusing on conceptualizations of internal body organs in several languages. The studies explore how across various cultures internal body organs such as the heart have been used as the locus of conceptualizing feelings, thinking, knowing, etc. Such conceptualizations appear to be rooted in cultural systems such as ethnomedical and religious traditions. The volume engages with these themes using the analytical tools developed in cognitive linguistics and cognitive anthropology."--BOOK JACKET. Frontmatter 1 Table of contents 7 List of contributors 9 Culture and language: Looking for the “mind” inside the body 13 Gut feelings: Locating intellect, emotionand lifeforce in the Thaayorre body 37 Did he break your heart or your liver? A contrastive study on metaphorical concepts from the source domain ORGAN in English and in Indonesian 55 Contrastive semantics and cultural psychology:English heart vs. Malay hati 85 Guts, heart and liver: The conceptualization of internal organs in Basque 113 The Chinese heart as the central faculty of cognition 141 The heart – What it means to the Japanese speakers 179 How to have a HEART in Japanese 201 The Korean conceptualization of heart: An indigenous perspective 223 Conceptualizations of del ‘heart-stomach’ in Persian 257 Expressions concerning the heart (libbā) in Northeastern Neo-Aramaic in relation to a Classical Syriac model of the temperaments 277 Hearts and (angry) minds in Old English 329 To be in control: kind-hearted and cool-headed. The head-heart dichotomy in English 359 The heart as a source of semiosis: The case of Dutch 383 The heart and cultural embodiment in Tunisian Arabic 405 Backmatter 439 Culture And Language : Looking For The 'mind' Inside The Body -- Gut Feelings -- Did He Break Your Heart Or Your Liver? A Contrastive Study On Metaphorical Concepts From The Source Domain Organ In English And In Indonesian -- Contrastive Semantics And Cultural Psychology : English Heart Vs. Malay Hati -- Guts, Heart And Liver : The Conceptualization Of Internal Organs In Basque -- The Chinese Heart As The Central Faculty Of Cognition -- The Heart : What It Means To The Japanese Speakers -- How To Have A Heart In Japanese -- The Korean Conceptualization Of Heart -- Conceptualizations Of 'del' 'heart-stomach' In Persian -- Expressions Concerning The 'heart' In Northeastern Neo-aramic In Relation To A Classical Syriac Model Of The Temperaments -- Hearts And (angry) Minds In Old English -- To Be In Control : Kind-hearted And Cool-headed. The Head-heart Dichotomy In English -- The Heart As A Source Of Semiosis : The Case Of Dutch -- The Heart And Cultural Embodiment In Tunisian Arabic. Edited By Farzad Sharifian ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.