Metaphorically Programmed Cognition

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May 19, 2015

 

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In other words, "metaphors as linguistic expressions are possible precisely because there are metaphors in a person's conceptual system"(http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v2/psyche-2-32-day.html). Therefore the importance of metaphor does not lie in its linguistic connotation, but rather in its cognitive function, and how it structures our mind’s cognition of all things...
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Therefore the importance of metaphor does not lie in its linguistic connotation, but rather in its cognitive function, and how it structures our mind’s cognition of all things. Metaphor can be seen at the fundamental level of human cognition, at the sensory input level. Metaphor is used by our mind to understand what we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell...
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