%0 Journal Article %T Universality and Variation of Conceptual Metaphor of Love in Chinese and English %A Zitu Lv %A Yining Zhang %J Theory and Practice in Language Studies %D 2012 %I %R 10.4304/tpls.2.2.355-359 %X Metaphors are so pervasive in expressing some abstract emotions such as love and anger that it seems that they play an important role in our expressing emotions. Love is a universal emotion shared by people from different countries. The paper discusses university and variation of conceptual metaphors of love in English and Chinese from cognitive angle. %K conceptual metaphors %K universality and variation %U http://ojs.academypublisher.com/index.php/tpls/article/view/6698