CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SOMATIC IDIOMS

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This study explores how idioms involving body parts in English offer a window into cultural understandings of behavior, emotions, and relationships, both in society and at home. The researchers found that many of these "somatic phraseologism" use body-related terms metaphorically. Using a qualitative approach, the analysis of dictionaries and text collections reveals how these somatic metaphors reflect cultural frameworks, emphasizing phraseology's importance in shaping and expressing social and familial perspectives. The article supports these theoretical points with concrete examples.

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