Judeo-Spanish and Turkish Proverbs and Idioms with Djoha and Hodja Nasrettin: Questioning Wittiness via Conceptual Metaphors

Fazıla Derya AGİŞ

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Judeo-Spanish and Turkish Proverbs and Idioms with Djoha and Hodja Nasrettin: Questioning Wittiness via Conceptual Metaphors

Authors:

Fazıla Derya AGİŞ

Publisher:

Mutlu TÜRKMEN

Main Topics:

Literature

Journal:

International Journal of Cultural and Social Studies (IntJCSS) 2017 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.263-271

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000644882

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2458-9381

Abstract:

 


This paper analyzes Judeo-Spanish
and Turkish proverbs and idioms where Hodja Nasrettin (he is known as Djoha in
Judeo-Spanish) is depicted as a joyful, gullible, nasty, or an intelligent person.
It suggests that some different and similar conceptualizations are employed in the
proverbs and idioms of both languages in order to describe Hodja Nasrettin from
an anthropological linguistic point of view. These conceptualizations of the
concept of cleverness and credulity are based on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory
of Lakoff and Johnson (1980); however, the two researchers had never mentioned these
conceptualizations in their works. These conceptualizations related to cultural
and social experiences of Judeo-Spanish and Turkish speakers have been presented
in this study for the first time. Besides, in Turkish Hodja is an old character,
whereas in Judeo-Spanish, he is presented sometimes as an old, and sometimes as
a young character. However, he gives advice to people from different age groups.

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Article Details

Judeo-Spanish and Turkish Proverbs and Idioms with Djoha and Hodja Nasrettin: Questioning Wittiness via Conceptual Metaphors

Authors: Fazıla Derya AGİŞ

Publisher: Mutlu TÜRKMEN

Main Topics: Literature

Journal: International Journal of Cultural and Social Studies (IntJCSS) 2017 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.263-271

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000644882

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 2458-9381

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Authors:

Fazıla Derya AGİŞ

Publisher:

Mutlu TÜRKMEN

Main Topics:

Literature

Journal:

International Journal of Cultural and Social Studies (IntJCSS) 2017 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.263-271

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000644882

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2458-9381