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I don't buy Lakoff's idea that meaning is fundamentally metaphorical. For one thing, it fails to account for our ability to judge the aptness of a given metapho
by xhevahir 5y ago
I don't buy Lakoff's idea that meaning is fundamentally metaphorical. For one thing, it fails to account for our ability to judge the aptness of a given metaphor. There's a book, Understanding Figurative Language, that makes a critique along these lines.
- archduck 5y agoConceptual metaphor is different from literary metaphor. It's one of the first things Lakoff talks about.
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