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Color-Indicating Idioms in English: Semantics, History, and Syntactic Patterns

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Color terms symbolize emotions like anger and envy, showcasing their metaphorical significance in English idioms.
Key conceptual metaphors were identified through literary examples from sources like Shakespeare, enriching our understanding of language.
Cognitive semantics provided the framework to explore idiom structures and their historical development in English literature.
The study highlights the interplay of metaphor and language, emphasizing the role of sensory imagery in abstract idea representation.

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Analysis reveals how color idioms convey emotions and concepts, suggesting links between language and cognition.

Aida Jalilzada (2025) studied this question.

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