| dc.contributor.author | Gachũgĩ, Florence G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-12T13:45:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-12T13:45:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1948-5425 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5296/ijl.v10i6.13879 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.mut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6934 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the polysemy that exists in the semantic field of perception verbs in
Gĩkũyũ which is a Bantu Language of the Niger – Congo group spoken in Kenya. These
verbs do not only convey the meanings that are related to the physical perception of each
sense modality but they are extended to express varieties of meanings in other semantic fields.
The paper also examines the link between the concrete and the abstract meanings within
perception verbs in GĩKũYũ through conceptual metaphor. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Linguistics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Perception verbs, Conceptual metaphor, Gĩkũyũ, extended meaning | en_US |
| dc.title | Conceptual Metaphors and Perception Verbs in GĩKũYũ | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
