![]() ![]() Additional examples from a Swahili literary corpus established at University of Naples “L'Orientale” (NaSwaLi), mainly composed of contemporary prose, will also be taken into account. This paper analyzes the description of emotions, with a particular focus on metaphors of love and anger, in extracts from the novels Kiu, by the Zanzibarian author Mohamed Suleiman (1972), and Dar es Salaam Usiku by the Tanzanian author Ben Mtobwa (1989). In Swahili literature, which is extremely rich in images of emotions, we can distinguish between conventionalized metaphors (e.g., “kujua kwa moyo” ‘to know by heart’) and less conventionalized/literary metaphors (e.g., “kuwasha moto moyoni” ‘to light a fire in the heart’). In a literary context, the question arises of what makes literary metaphorical expressions different from the ones used in everyday speech. eytan tüyü The devil’s feather What seems like an insult is actually a compliment used to describe someone who has a mysterious, devilish charm. They are particularly effective for codifying complex emotional experiences. facts about Swahili, including Swahili words used in the English language and. Ho geldiniz Your arrival is lovely Said as a greeting to visitors to make them feel at home. ![]() Metaphors are pervasive in both our everyday speech and literary language. ![]()
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