Metaphorical Extension of Kiswahili Tense

An Application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Authors

  • P. I. Iribemwangi Chuo Kikuu cha Nairobi Author
  • Mary N. Ndung’u Chuo Kikuu cha Nairobi Author

Keywords:

Tense, Front-Back Orientation, Construal, Conceptualisation, Metaphorical Mapping

Abstract

This paper takes a metaphorical analysis of the Kiswahili tense. The metaphorical mapping processes of the past tense, the present tense and the future tense are interrogated to investigate how these tenses reflect the universal cognitive mechanism of human beings, that is, how learners acquire knowledge from known to unknown. Tense is a grammatical category of Kiswahili verb, and the verb form is used to express these time distinctions. The Kiswahili verb has three tenses; the future tense, the present tense and the past tense.

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Published

30-09-2018

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles