Archive for June, 2008

Classification of metaphors by Lakoff and Johnson

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

A change in the perception of metaphors by linguists, psychologists, literary studies researchers and even dictionary publishers and language course books writers was noticeable after the publication of ‘Metaphors we live by’ written by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. This inconspicuous-looking book published in 1980 turned out to be a ...