Open AccessWhat Are the Metaphors We Live by?
Author(s) -
Yu Xiu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
theory and practice in language studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-0692
pISSN - 1799-2591
DOI - 10.4304/tpls.3.8.1467-1472
Subject(s) - computer science , psychology , history
This paper aims to have a brief study on the conceptual metaphor theory. By discussing the philosophical basis, the nature and the working mechanism of conceptual metaphor, people can know that metaphors are the ways for people to conceptualize understand the world better.