Expression of Joy and Sadness Emotions in English, Kazakh and Chinese: Representation of Metaphorical Asymmetry.

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dc.contributor.authorAidana Mutalip
dc.contributor.authorPerizat Balkhimbekova
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-10T13:12:57Z
dc.date.available2025-12-10T13:12:57Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-02
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to identify the manifestation of metaphorical asymmetries in the expression of joy and sadness across English, Kazakh, and Chinese and how these asymmetries reflect cultural, cognitive, and sociolinguistic frameworks. Emotions like joy and sadness are fre�uently challenging to convey explicitly, and metaphors function as vital instruments for expressing these intricate experiences. This study delineates universal and culture-specific metaphorical constructs, illustrating that joy and sadness often utilise identical source domains (light / darkness, rise / fall, burden / release), yet manifest asymmetrically regarding intensity, prominence, and symbolic elaboration. The research utilises cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics methodology, and conceptual metaphor theory to analyse a multilingual corpus comprising literary texts, journalistic discourse, conversational speech, and digital communication. A statistical analysis of over 1,000 metaphorical expressions revealed that spatial metaphors were the most prevalent across all languages (30.2%), succeeded by temporal metaphors (20.1%) and emotion-assensation metaphors (16.7%). Significant cross-linguistic variation was identified. English data indicated a pronounced inclination towards metaphors of brightness and verticality (p=0.021), Kazakh texts revealed a statistically significant prevalence of burden metaphors (U=112.5, p=0.008), and Chinese metaphors for sadness demonstrated strong correlations with weather and imbalance imagery. Correlation analysis indicated that in Kazakh, the metaphor “sadness is a burden” fre�uently co-occurred with intensifiers (r=0.61, p=0.013), illustrating that metaphors are pragmatically reinforced in discourse. These findings validate the claim that metaphors convey emotions and represent socio-cultural perspectives. Kazakh metaphors illustrate a profound relationship with nature and kinship, and Chinese metaphors highlight harmony and balance, whereas English metaphors prioritise individuality and psychological conditions. The research shows that metaphorical asymmetry serves as an effective framework for comprehending the conceptualisation of emotions across languages. In addition to cultural influence, metaphors serve as semiotic evidence that facilitates the reconstruction of cultural orientations and cognitive preferences. These findings are pertinent to cognitive linguistics, translation studies, and intercultural communication, underscoring the necessity of including metaphorical asymmetry into language instruction and crosscultural study.
dc.identifier.issn3041-217X (print)
dc.identifier.issn3041-2188 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.duan.edu.ua/handle/123456789/6435
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAlfred Nobel University
dc.subjectcognitivism
dc.subjectemotional states
dc.subjectsemantic analysis
dc.subjectlinguistic worldview
dc.subjectmetaphor
dc.subjectкогнітивізм
dc.subjectемоційні стани
dc.subjectсемантичний аналіз
dc.subjectлінгвістичний світогляд
dc.subjectметафора
dc.titleExpression of Joy and Sadness Emotions in English, Kazakh and Chinese: Representation of Metaphorical Asymmetry.
dc.title.alternativeВираження емоцій радості та смутку англійською, казахською та китайською мовами: репрезентація метафоричної асиметрії (англійською)
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Alfred Nobel University Journal of Philology