DİVÂNU LUGÂTİ'T-TÜRK'TE YER ALAN ATASÖZLERİNDEKİ METAFORLAR.

In this paper, it is aimed to get clues about the concept world and idea construction of Turks through the explanation of metaphors in the proverbs of Dîvânu Lugâti't-Turk (DLT) that is the oldest dictionary of Turkish language. Traditionally, metaphor is viewed as a figure of speech in which a word or a phrase that ordinarily means one thing is applied to another thing in order to suggest a likeness between the two, implying the comparison between the two different things. Metaphors are elements that get vigor and deed to expression and display variety to another culture from a culture. They appear through our physical, social and cultural experience. A lot of metaphors in DLT are ontological. These metaphors are loaded with lots of message. In these messages, usually, an order or an advice modality is not located in imperative sentences but is located in declarative sentences. This situation is be able to seen as an effective precaution toward refuse order or advice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]