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Metaphors in the Mind - Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor (Hardcover)
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Metaphors in the Mind - Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor (Hardcover)
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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,
including, for example, the shape and size of one's body, one's
age, gender, state of mind, physical or linguistic impairments,
personality, ideology, political stance, religious beliefs, and
linguistic background. It focuses on the ways in which people's
experiences of metaphor fluctuate over time within a single
communicative event or across a lifetime. Combining theoretical
argument with findings from new studies, Littlemore analyses
sources of variation in embodied metaphor and provides a deeper
understanding of the nature of embodied metaphor itself.
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