Conceptual metaphor

Conceptual metaphor: In cognitive linguistics metaphor is defined as understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain, e.g. one person's life experience versus another's. A conceptual domain is any coherent organization of experience.

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This idea and detailed examination of the underlying processes was first explored in detail by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in Metaphors We Live By.

Related Topics:
George Lakoff - Mark Johnson - Metaphors We Live By

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