2009•Journal of Hubei Radio & Television UniversityRequires access

An Analysis of Rhetoric in English Idioms from Christianity

Han Song-l

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Religion enjoys a significant place in people's life and the development of languages.Figure of speech, often used as a way to improve the expression, is widely employed in idioms concerning religion.Taking a departure point from the perspective of cognitive linguistics, namely, simile, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche, this paper compares the idioms originating from Christianity.

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Key concepts: Synecdoche, Simile, Metonymy, Metaphor, Christianity, Cognitive linguistics, Linguistics, Rhetoric