Cultural conceptualizations of "life" in the Holy Qur'an with emphasis on the economic fiel

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor of the Department of Quranic Studies and Hadith, Faculty of Theology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

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Cultural linguistics examines the relationship between language and culture and their mutual influence. In this perspective, language is a subset of culture that reflects various characteristics of culture. One of the tools that cultural linguistics has used to achieve its goal is conceptual metaphors, because conceptual metaphors are not created by chance, but are based on mutual and sustainable actions with culture, the present study focuses on the conceptualization of "life "In the Qur'an, he focused on the common economic types among the people of the descent era, in order to study the reflection of the common types in the conceptualization of "life" in all the verses of the Qur'an. The studies conducted indicate that among the common types of economy, the type of "trade" is used with a higher frequency than other types in the metaphorical conceptualization of "life" and then we witness the conceptualization of "life" through economic types. We are farmers, ranchers, hunters, looters, and artisans. The data shows that the Qur'an has used common patterns in culture to conceptualize and produce metaphors in the field of "life" and after getting close to the audience's thoughts by producing conceptual metaphors and applying them in new relationships to create new patterns and convey the divine worldview in the field "Life" pays. The metaphors used in this field not only reflect the existing cultural patterns but also produce new patterns

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Linguistic Studies: Theory and Practice
Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 3
Fall 2023
December 2023
Pages 203-223

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  • Receive Date: 01 November 2023
  • Revise Date: 28 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 15 December 2023

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