In the process of cognition,feelings are generally regarded as subjective experiences and abstract notions without any conceptual capacity . However, the abstract notions in emotional field are usually expressed via the metaphorical concept. In this paper, a large number of emotional metaphors from both English and Chinese are analyzed and five types of metaphorical concept are extracted. The application of the metaphorical concepts suggests the universality in the metaphor cognition, which is common among all nations. It also demonstrates the subtle distinctions in the detailed application of...
