The Conceptual Metaphor of Garden in Vietnamese

In Vietnamese people’s life, a garden is a growing area which is used to increase production. The garden can also be a place to improve the living environment and create an open space for the house. The garden is often attached and becomes familiar to each family member. The material and spiritual values from the garden have created unique values in Vietnamese culture. Applying the results of research on conceptual metaphors from cognitive linguistics, in this article, we focus on clarifying the characteristics of Vietnamese people's perception of the concept of Garden through concept of metaphor models