The semantics of the Oromo motion verb ba'uu 'to go out'

This study has unraveled that the Oromo motion verb ba'uu, with its spatially rooted central sense to go out , gives rise to a number of peripheral senses via what is referred to as metaphorical extension. According to the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor to which recourse has been made to analyze the various metaphorical expressions evoked by this verb, the various meanings that follow from the central meaning of the verb involve conceptual mapping of the more concrete outward movement onto the less concrete outward movements.

Autorentext

Samuel Adola Moga has MA in Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics. He has taught a number of Afan Oromo, Linguistics and English language courses to undergraduate students at Mekelle University for over four years. Currently, he is undertaking his PhD project on the Semantics of Oromo motion verbs at Addis Ababa University.

Klappentext

This study has unraveled that the Oromo motion verb ba'uu, with its spatially rooted central sense 'to go out', gives rise to a number of peripheral senses via what is referred to as metaphorical extension. According to the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor to which recourse has been made to analyze the various metaphorical expressions evoked by this verb, the various meanings that follow from the central meaning of the verb involve conceptual mapping of the more concrete outward movement onto the less concrete outward movements.