CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS

AND METONYMIES OF
LINGUISTIC EXPRESSIONS OF
COLORS
IRENE LEAL JURADO
 I. RED
II. GREEN
III. GREEN AND YELLOW
IV. BLACK

INDIX V. WHITE
VI. EMOTION IS WEATHER PHENOMENON
VII. SPANISH LINGUISTIC EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS
VIII. COLOUR-EMOTION COUPLES IN COCA AND COHA
RED

o "To roll out the red carpet"

o The collocation "red book"
"TO TURN RED
WITH ANGER"
"TO GROW RED
WITH
"TO GO/TURN AS
RED AS o "to be red hot"
EMBARASSMENT" BEETROOT/BEET"
o "red alert"
o "Red rag/ red rag to a bull"
o "Red letter day"
"TO CATCH "TO BE IN THE RED" "RED AND RAW"
SOMEONE REDD-
HANDED"
GREEN
o "A green party/ the green"
o "To have a green thumb/ green fingers"
o "To be green"
o "Green as grass"
o "Green shoots"
GREEN AND YELLOW

YELLOW
o "To go green with envy" o "To be yellow-belly"
o "To turn yellow with disgust"
o "To look green around the gills"
BLACK
o "To go black with rage"
o "Pot calling the kettle black"
o "To see in black and white"
o "The black sheep of the family"
WHITE

o "To be/turn/become/grow white with fear"

o "To became white with wrath"
o "To see in black and white"
EMOTION IS WEATHER PHENOMENON

o Blue for joy (sky)

o Yellow for happiness (sun)
o Grey and Black for sadness (clouds)
SPANISH LINGUISTIC EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTIONS

 GREEN  RED
"Poner verde a alguien"
"Al rojo vivo"
"Chiste verde" or "viejo verde"
"Verde y con alas" "Ser el farolillo rojo"
COLOUR-EMOTION
COUPLES IN COCA
AND COHA

 Sandford, J. L. (2014, 8 December). Table 2: Five most common emotions listed per in COCA and COHA(*) and social
emotions [Table]. https://aic-color.org/resources/Documents/jaic_v13_07_GdC2013.pdf
CONCLUSION
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