What is a counterforce schema?

Definition
	A counterforce schema is a force schema that involves the active meeting of physically or metaphorically opposing forces.

Examples (English)
	The experiences of football players, and participants in head-on auto collisions.

Generic
	A counterforce schema is a kind of
	What is a force schema?

Source
	Johnson 1987 46

Context for this page:

Concept module: counterforce schema
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): C
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, 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: Linguistics

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