Metaphor in Thought: Conceptual Structure Theory

An example is 'Lee is a block of ice'. The topic is Lee, and the vehicle is block of ice.

The topic and the vehicle

The implicit connection between the topic and the vehicle.

<p>The ground represents the interpretation that blocks of ice have a cold temperature, and this is interpreted in terms of emotional unresponsiveness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The focus is on examining metaphoric representation as a theory of conceptual structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The controversial ideas and arguments about 'objectivist metaphysics' and generative approaches to linguistics.</p> Signup and view all the answers