"The authors restore metaphor to our lives by showing us that it's never gone away. We've merely been taught to talk as if it had: as though weathe...
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May 31, 2010
Matt
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I read this, which I sort of didn't know we had a copy of in the house, after I finally committed and bought a copy of _Metaphors We Live By_, to sort of get a sense of what to expect. And I'm not sure what to think.
In places, notably the long second chapter, it's way too inside linguistics for me. I really don't know, and don't altogether care to know, how linguists approach the question of metaphors as a part of language. I mean, I understand why it's important to Lakoff-- but it's n More...
In places, notably the long second chapter, it's way too inside linguistics for me. I really don't know, and don't altogether care to know, how linguists approach the question of metaphors as a part of language. I mean, I understand why it's important to Lakoff-- but it's n More...
Aug 06, 2011
I think I was expecting something more, knowing George Lakoff. But I was severely disappointed. Both authors seem to have a gift for expressing the obvious and ignoring the obvious questions. It shows how metaphors common in our Western culture are commonly used not only in ordinary speech but also in poetry. I particularly enjoyed the poetic analysis: it is the strongest part of the book. In the course of the book the authors attempt to come up with a taxonomy of metaphor as seen in Western lit
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Oct 03, 2010
Mark
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I will admit that the explanations sometime bog down a bit. Once you get the method of their analysis you can probably do some of it on your own and thus the repetition gets a tad pedantic. All in all, though, it is an excellent introduction to how our language and thought processes work, showing that metaphor infuses worldviews.
One must be somewhat careful coming to this book with the expectation that it is entirely about poetic metaphor. It is not. I More...
One must be somewhat careful coming to this book with the expectation that it is entirely about poetic metaphor. It is not. I More...
Apr 20, 2011
Pam
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This was used as a textbook for one of my linguistics courses, but I found it to be a fascinating read. I never realized how much we use metaphoric speech on a day-to-day basis until I read this book. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys the English language, not just those who are interested in poetry.
May 20, 2007
Charles
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Cognitive linguistics. Had a big impact on how I think about and teach metaphor. See also "Philosophy in the Flesh."
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Dec 17, 2009
Daniela
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very enlightening perspective on imaginative rationality and the experientially-grounded nature of figurative language
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