Түрэг, монгол хэлний хэсэг бүхлийн утгатай нэгэн жишээ

Image schema in Turkish and Mongolia

Abstract

In this article, the author discusses some facts of whole part image schema in the Turkish and Mongolian languages.

In Turkish and Mongolian, the phrases which contain the word ‘baş’ ‘tolgoi’ or ‘head’ express the meaning of leader or ability, whereas the phrases connecting to the word ‘ayak’, ‘hoi' or feet’ express the meaning of disability or ugly.