Abstract
This paper focuses upon animal-related
linguistic expressions that are metaphorical in
nature and approaches them from a cognitivelinguistic perspective.
The corpus and semantic analyses we
have conducted have shown that a large number
of animal terms have metaphorical meanings and
uses, whereas most similes explicitly state the
vehicle and different aspects or properties of this
vehicle.
Cuvinte cheie
metaphor system
conceptual model
animal metaphor
animal simile