Journal of Literary Criticism

Journal of Literary Criticism

On the representation of conceptual metaphors of time in selected narratives of Holy Quran: A cognitive approach to narrative discourse of Quran.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Reza Rezaei 1
zahra Baridi 2
Mozhgan Hooshmand 3
1 Assistant professor of Linguistics , Faculty of Humanities, Yasouj University - Yasouj -Iran
2 M.A in General linguistics - Yasouj University - Iran
3 assistant professor of linguistics-department of English language and Literature - Faculty of Humanities.Yasouj university.
10.22034/jlc.2024.449967.1629
Abstract
Cognitive linguistics is one of the branches of contemporary linguistics that offers new methods for analyzing various texts, including religious texts, with a particular focus on the Quran. One of these methods is the use of theories of conceptual metaphors proposed by Lakoff and Johnson (1980). The present research aims to identify the conceptual metaphors of time in selected narratives from the Holy Quran, relying on eight surahs (Dhahr, Yusuf, Juma, Falaq, Zuhi, Lail, Fajr, Asr), which primarily focus on the concept of time in various ways. Research method is decriptive, analytical and all data have been extracted from Jami al –Tafasir Nour .The representation of these metaphors makes you understand the resurrection better, because according to the theory of conceptual metaphors, man thinks metaphorically.After examining the verses of the surahs mentioned in the Quran in terms of the use of conceptual metaphors of time from the cognitive semantics theoretical framework, the researchers successfully extracted conceptual metaphors of time. The results indicate that the most frequent metaphors used in these narratives are ontological metaphors that refer to the Day of Resurrection.
 
Keywords
cognitive semantics
conceptual metaphors
time
Quranic narratives

Subjects

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Journal of Literary Criticism
Volume 9, Issue 18
November 2025
Pages 405-362

  • Receive Date 26 March 2024
  • Revise Date 31 October 2024
  • Accept Date 04 November 2024