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Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff, Mark Johnson

Metaphors We Live By George Lakoff, Mark Johnson ebook
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Format: djvu
Page: 252
ISBN: 0226468011, 9780226468013

Concepts We Live By Most of us know “metaphor” only as an aspect of language that allows us to comprehend one concept in terms of another concept that is known to us. Apparently the father has never ever been inside the picture. Bodies aren't the only soft metaphors we live by. It's one of those books that manages to crystallize half-thought-out ideas and insights that you have but never really manage to develop. Recently I came across something in which the writer said he had a soft obligation to do something. Storylines and the metaphors we live by. Furthermore, metaphorical thought structures other, non-linguistic domains and permeates our understanding of anything we “live by” – art, politics, morality, law, or scientific thought. They are powerful indicators of the way we think and act towards others. Some examples of metaphors we live by are: Metaphors. As we read the book Metaphors We Live By writen by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson we find it rich with metaphors and similes. Yes, he admits he feels sorry for her. A book that has found its way into my den as a result of our reflective practice on the language of facilitation is Metaphors we live by. The New Enlightenment, I will so far continue to assert, is represented well by a blend of Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and George Lakoff. If an obligation is soft, is it an obligation at all? "You know, that's kind of like getting out there on the playground, a bunch of kids ready to fight, and one of the kids saying, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face, and I'm not going to retaliate. Part Trois (I don't know french) of Love, Letters and Science: Play and the mind, belly and soul of Dust-dumplings. Metaphors are much more than figures of speech. This week I'd like to invite you all on a journey into the world of metaphors. Excerpted from “Metaphors We Live By” by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson (1980).