What is a self-esteem-as-economic-value metaphor?

What is a self-esteem-as-economic-value metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which self-esteem is understood as a value that a person places on himself, such that a change in the value represents a change in the person's self-esteem.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	She values herself highly. Her achievements boosted her self-esteem. She underestimates herself. Don't let him lower your self-esteem.

Generic
	A self-esteem-as-economic-value metaphor is a kind of
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Source
	Kovecses 1986

Context for this page:

Concept module: self-esteem-as-economic-value metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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