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Metaphors We Live By
Metaphors We Live By
Author: George Lakoff, Mark Johnson
Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of our experience, they are "metaphors we live by" -- metaphors that can ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226468372
ISBN-10: 0226468372
Pages: 276
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Publisher: Chicago
Book Type: Paperback
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Fascinating subject, but definitely not a "light" read. I liked Lakoff's other book better - "Don't Think of an Elephant" which was written for more of a general audience. This one is very technical and, not being a student of linguistics, I sometimes found it hard to follow.
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