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An Application and Function Analysis of Color Metaphor in English News

Author(s)

QIAO Xiaohong

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2025.07.002

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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

Metaphor is a commonly used figure of speech in English. Metaphor of colors can help us form a more vivid cognition of things. The proper use of color metaphor in English news can increase the vividness and readability of the content, attract more readers, and expand the spread and publicity of news.

KEYWORDS

color metaphor, English news

Cite this paper

QIAO Xiaohong, An Application and Function Analysis of Color Metaphor in English News. US-China Foreign Language, July 2025, Vol. 23, No. 7, 246-249 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2025.07.002

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