A comparative study of English and Persian proverbs on bases of cognitive

In cognitive linguistics Proverbs have important role in human cognition for expression of experiences about inner and outer world so they are actual representation of our ancestors. The present study research comparatively analyzed Persian and English based on Lakoff and Johnson approach. This research aimed to apply cognitive linguistic on Persian and English proverbs and investigate the type of metaphors and metonymy used in them .For this purpose 20 proverbs Persian and English proverbs were collected and put in 10 groups according to their meanings. In this regard the findings revealed that In general in analyzed Persian proverbs, animals are used more. In some of them the same animal s are utilized. Proverbs in both languages have the same functions and underlying the same deep structure and meaning ,just words are different ,so in most of the cases they show the same mental mechanisms ,metaphor and met anomy so, they are result of cultural, social and cognition values, And also they are comprehendible in relation to a background and presupposition values consequently, they are social is necessary for their interpretation because they provide a message indirectly. Children learn them through cultural transmission