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A Proposal of Body-Specificity Hypothesis in Chinese Culture: Does Mandarin Have Different Metaphors in Handedness??

Xuanchen LiuBeijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College* Xingtong ChenDEPU Foreign Language School

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

This paper shows the different results of the Body-Specificity Hypothesis in Chinese culture. Chinese have other metaphors on the left and suitable compared to western countries, which may affect their choice of the “dominant hand side as the positive side.” In this paper, we settle an experiment, and the results show that culture will influence people. A Chinese person, even a right-handed person, will think that the left side symbolizes the positive side (And different ages will have different degrees of cultural influence). Chinese participants show the opposite result due to their diverse culture from western countries.

Keywords: body-specific analysis; handedness; dominant hand; Chinese culture
Published: October 31, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/7/20230760
Volume: CHR Vol.7
pp. 38-42
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