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This chapter examines the roles that metaphor might play in conceptual representation. Lakoff's conceptual metaphor theory argues that abstract concepts, such as “theory”, are understood in terms of concrete concepts such as “buildings” via the metaphor “theories are buildings”.
At the heart of these claims is the idea that metaphors both reflect underlying conceptual structures and processes and shape how people think. Studying metaphor can there-fore lead to a better understanding of the relationship between language and thought (Gibbs, 1994; Lakoff & Johnson, 1980, 1999).
We begin with a brief introduction to metaphor and offer a critical assessment of the claim that conventional metaphors in language reflect underlying conceptual representations and processing, a view associated with Lakoff and Johnson's groundbreaking conceptual metaphor theory (CMT). We then discuss recent research that examines whether and how metaphor shapes attitudes and reasoning ...
Apr 1, 2007 · Conceptual metaphor theorists posit two distinct but related roles for LOVE IS A JOURNEY (and other figurative schemata) in the human conceptual system. First, it is presumed to play a representational role by structuring our understanding of love.
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May 9, 2019 · Abstract. Metaphor is pervasive in everyday communication. It is. known to help people understand complex topics, com-. municate efficiently, and influence others. In this. paper, we provide a ...
The claim that metaphors reflect underlying conceptual representations is the idea that metaphors in natural language mirror how people think. A related, but distinct, claim is that the metaphors we encounter actually shape how we reason about the world, a possibility George Lakoff has written about in his popular work on the language of politics (Lakoff, 2004, 2009).
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Mar 31, 2024 · In this chapter we address Lakoff and Johnson’s (J Philos 77 (8):453–486, 1980) Conceptual Metaphor Theory, which, building on the earlier philosophical tradition, argues that people “speak in metaphors” because they “think in metaphors” and therefore “act in metaphors” and which emphasizes the role of metaphor in our thought ...
