What is a metaphor for aspects of communication?

What is a metaphor for aspects of communication?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in English in which an aspect of communication is represented as an unrelated thing or event.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of metaphors for aspects of communication:
	What is a communication-as-conduit metaphor? What is a discourse-as-light-medium metaphor? What is a metaphor for argument? What is a metaphor in grammar?

Generic
	A metaphor for aspects of communication is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for mind and mental processes?

Context for this page:

Concept module: metaphor for aspects of communication
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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