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Metaphors in the Mind - Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor (Paperback) Loot Price: R839
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Metaphors in the Mind - Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor (Paperback): Jeannette Littlemore

Metaphors in the Mind - Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor (Paperback)

Jeannette Littlemore

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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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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2019
Authors: Jeannette Littlemore
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-40398-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language
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Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN: 1-108-40398-0
Barcode: 9781108403986

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