Metaphors in the Mind: Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor

by Jeannette Littlemore

Book Overview

Abstract concepts are often embodied through metaphor. For example, we talk about moving through time in metaphorical terms, as if we were moving through space, allowing us to 'look back' on past events. Much of the work on embodied metaphor to date has assumed a single set of universal, shared bodily experiences that motivate our understanding of abstract concepts. This book explores sources of variation in people's experiences of embodied metaphor,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108403980
• ISBN13: 9781108403986
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"