Choi Jeong Yi
Current Organizations / Institutes
The organizations/institutes from the scholar's latest article
Choi Jeong Yi has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Aseel Zibin
The University of Jordan
2 shared publications Lee Jung Ae
Asian Languages Department, University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan
1 shared publication- Lee Jung Ae
Department of Asian Languages, School of Foreign Languages, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
1 shared publication Nabeeha Khalid Binhaidara
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 January 2026
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Open Cultural Studies
- Vol. 10 (1)
Conceptual Metaphors and Cultural Values in Korean Proverbs: A Main Meaning Focus Approach
Proverbs are often regarded as condensed expressions of cultural knowledge and values. Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory as based on Main Meaning Focus (Kovecses, Z. (2010). Metaphor: a practical introduction . Oxford University Press), this study investigates conceptual metaphors in a corpus of 100 Korean proverbs. The study argues that these Korean proverbs are structured by a relatively small set of recurrent source domains – such as animals, food, body, artefacts and the natural environment – through which abstract target domains including social relations, hierarchy, diligence, prudence and fate are conceptualised. For each source domain, the specific aspect highlighted in Korean (its main meaning focus) is identified. Comparison with earlier work on Chinese, Hakka, Japanese, Romanian and Malay proverbs indicates that Korean proverbs share many higher-order conceptual metaphors with other traditions, but elaborate them in ways shaped by Confucian relational ethics and collectivist norms. The study illustrates how main meaning focus refines proverb analysis beyond simple source–target mappings and proposes a set of organising metaphors for Korean proverbial cognition, with implications for research on culture and for Korean language/culture pedagogy.
- 1 January 2026
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Open Cultural Studies
- Vol. 10 (1)
Open AccessConceptual Metaphors and Cultural Values in Korean Proverbs: A Main Meaning Focus Approach
Proverbs are often regarded as condensed expressions of cultural knowledge and values. Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory as based on Main Meaning Focus (Kovecses, Z. (2010). Metaphor: a practical introduction . Oxford University Press), this study investigates conceptual metaphors in a corpus of 100 Korean proverbs. The study argues that these Korean proverbs are structured by a relatively small set of recurrent source domains – such as animals, food, body, artefacts and the natural environment – through which abstract target domains including social relations, hierarchy, diligence, prudence and fate are conceptualised. For each source domain, the specific aspect highlighted in Korean (its main meaning focus) is identified. Comparison with earlier work on Chinese, Hakka, Japanese, Romanian and Malay proverbs indicates that Korean proverbs share many higher-order conceptual metaphors with other traditions, but elaborate them in ways shaped by Confucian relational ethics and collectivist norms. The study illustrates how main meaning focus refines proverb analysis beyond simple source–target mappings and proposes a set of organising metaphors for Korean proverbial cognition, with implications for research on culture and for Korean language/culture pedagogy.