THE USE OF METAPHORS IN SOMDEJPHRABUḌHACHARAYA'S SPEECHES

Abstract

           The objective of this research is to classify the metaphors and the use of metaphors in SomdejPhrabuḍhacharaya's speeches.
          The results of the metaphors classification are under the Figures of Speech, Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive semantics approach as divided into 3 types: 1. Metaphors under the Figures of Speech approach were found in 19 metaphors. 2. Metaphors under the Cognitive Linguistics approach were found in 13 metaphors which could be divided into 4 types: war, material, action and manner metaphors. 3. Metaphors under the Cognitive semantics approach were found in 30 metaphors and could classify 2 types: 1) words of metaphors were found in 6 metaphors: organ, animal, life, material, journey and weapon metaphors. 2) conceptual of metaphors were found in 7 metaphors: death, precept, people, material, organ, prisoner and behavior metaphors.
          The results of the use metaphors under the Figures of Speech, Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive semantics approach were: 1) Using metaphors under the Figures of Speech approach which were found in 3 forms: explanation, comparison and action. 2) Using metaphors under the Cognitive Linguistics approach were found in 2 forms: emotion and feeling. 3) Using metaphors under the Cognitive semantics approach were found in 3 forms: nature, warning and prohibited words.