
Metaphors We Live By

THE PLACE FOR THE INSTITUTION
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Structure:
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
LOVE is not a concept that has a clearly delineated structure; whatever structure it has it gets only via metaphors.
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
puts aside some of our love experiences and picks out others to focus on as if they were our only experiences
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TIME IS A MOVING OBJECT
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EMOTIONAL EFFECT IS PHYSICAL CONTACT
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is not merely INFLATION IS A PERSON. It is much more specific, namely, INFLATION IS AN ADVERSARY.
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
Social and physical basis:
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
The word or grammatical device that indicates ACCOMPANIMENT also indicates instrumentality.