Metaphors in the Mind: Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108403986)

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.

Author: Jeannette Littlemore
ISBN-10: 1108403980
ISBN-13: 9781108403986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2019
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.18w x 0.53d