Metaphor has recently been reconceptualised as a fundamental part of the human conceptual system. It can hence be expressed in language but also in other modali

Metaphors help us understand abstract concepts, emotions, and social relations through the concrete experience of our own bodies. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CM

This is an inspirational workbook with 100 visual triggers and 200 visual metaphors. The idea is simple: On the left pages you'll see the trigger concept where

Metaphor is one of the most frequently evoked but at the same time most poorly understood concepts in philosophy and literary theory. In recent years, several i

Whenever we think about the world – including its concrete and abstract entities – we typically see a series of so-called mental images in front of our eyes