Abstract
This article discusses the pervasiveness of metaphors in ezvii/dm/ Shona language. It argues that metaphorical expressions are not mere ivonis, but they are part of a much bigger way of conceptualizi ng tilings. Examples me given to shoiv how everyday metaphorical expressions are based on a much larger set of conceptual metaphors. The article takes a cognitive view ivhich sees metaphors as one of the basic human strategies for dealing with our environment in that we use existing physical concepts in our environment to conceptualize more abstract concepts. This kind of metaphorical extension from one domain to another plays a very important role in the extension of the lexicon.
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