Abstract
Lakoff and Johnson (1999) claim that morality is embodied, meaning that the concept MORALITY is understood as PHYSICAL CLEANLINESS and morality and cleanliness are mutually influenced by each other. Many psychological experiments have been conducted to prove this mutual influence between morality and physical cleanliness. However, very few studies, if any, have focused on linguistic manifestation of the metaphor MORALITY IS PHYSICAL CLEANLINESS. In bridging the gap, this paper examines spoken and sign languages such as Korean, English, and Korean Sign Language, demonstrating the potential of the universality of the metaphor MORALITY IS PHYSICAL CLEANLINESS. The results suggest that psychological link between morality and physical cleanliness is cross-cultural.
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