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A Study of Metaphors Related to “Water” in Mongolian Traditional Folk Long Songs (Urtiin Duu) (107350)
Session Chair: Ganchimeg Ayurzana
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 15:10
Session: Session 3
Room: Live-Stream Room 3
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
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Mongolian long song (urtiin duu) is an integral part of Mongolians’ most respected rituals and traditions, including state ceremonies, festivals, and wedding celebrations. It originated from the nomadic way of life of the Mongolian people and has been transmitted as a cultural heritage up to the present day. In recognition of its exceptional cultural value, UNESCO proclaimed the Mongolian long song in 2005 as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” and subsequently inscribed it in 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The purpose of this study is to identify metaphors and figurative expressions related to “Water” in the lyrics of Mongolian long songs, and to analyze their poetic imagery, reflections of cultural cognition, and the interrelationship between nature, humans, and life within the framework of cognitive linguistics and conceptual metaphor theory.
From more than 2,000 Mongolian long songs, we selected 231 songs containing water-related expressions and conducted an analysis to identify metaphors, examining them in terms of meaning, structure, and classification.
The findings reveal that “Water” appears not merely as a natural phenomenon, but as a complex conceptual construct symbolizing the source of life, human existence, purity and sacredness, the homeland and its mountains and waters, as well as certain moral values. This demonstrates how the traditional worldview and cultural cognition of nomadic Mongolians in their relationship with nature are reflected through the artistic imagery of long songs.
Authors:
Ganchimeg Ayurzana, Mongolian National University of Education, Mongolia
Battugs Oyunbileg, Mongolian University of Culture and Arts, Mongolia
About the Presenter(s)
Ganchimeg Ayurzana
Japanese language lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mongolian National University of Education.
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