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Metaphors in English
 
by Eugene E. Loos (general editor)
Susan Anderson (editor)
Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor)
Paul C. Jordan (editor)
J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
 

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Summary

Complementing the terminology of metaphor presented in the Glossary of linguistic terms, a large collection of English conventional metaphors is presented here, with citations principally from Lakoff (1987), Johnson (1987), Kovecses (1986), and Lakoff and Johnson (1980). Though these are in fact English metaphors, they will be useful to linguistic research and translation in other languages to the extent that they are found to be universal, or to the extent that they are found to be held in common with other Indo-European languages because of genetic or areal influences.

Contents

Conventional metaphors in English
What is an activation-as-motion metaphor?
What is an activity-as-container metaphor?
What is an activity-as-journey metaphor?
What is an activity-as-motion metaphor?
What is an activity-as-substance metaphor?
What is an anger-as-burden metaphor?
What is an anger-as-dangerous-animal metaphor?
What is an anger-as-fire metaphor?
What is an anger-as-hot-contained-fluid metaphor?
What is an anger-as-opponent metaphor?
What is an anger-as-storm metaphor?
What is an argument-as-balance metaphor?
What is an argument-as-building metaphor?
What is an argument-as-container metaphor?
What is an argument-as-journey metaphor?
What is an argument-as-war metaphor?
What is an artifact-as-proud-person metaphor?
What is a bad-as-down metaphor?
What is a being-subject-to-control-as-down metaphor?
What is a beloved-as-appetizing-food metaphor?
What is a beloved-as-deity metaphor?
What is a beloved-as-valuable-object metaphor?
What is a body-as-container-for-emotions metaphor?
What is a causation-as-emergence-from-state metaphor?
What is a cause-of-anger-as-physical-annoyance metaphor?
What is a causing-anger-as-trespassing metaphor?
What is a character-as-physical-strength metaphor?
What is a character-as-straight-movement metaphor?
What is a choosing-as-touching metaphor?
What is a communication-as-conduit metaphor?
What is a conceit-as-opponent metaphor?
What is a conceited-person-as-big metaphor?
What is a conceited-person-as-high metaphor?
What is a conscious-as-up metaphor?
What is a creation-as-birth metaphor?
What is a depravity-as-down metaphor?
What is a dignity-as-object metaphor?
What is a discourse-as-light-medium metaphor?
What is an emotional-effect-as-physical-contact metaphor?
What is an emotion-as-bounded-space metaphor?
What is an eyes-as-containers-for-emotions metaphor?
What is a good-as-up metaphor?
What is a happy-as-up metaphor?
What is a having-control-as-up metaphor?
What is a health-and-life-as-up metaphor?
What is an idea-as-commodity metaphor?
What is an idea-as-cutting-instrument metaphor?
What is an idea-as-fashion metaphor?
What is an idea-as-food metaphor?
What is an idea-as-person metaphor?
What is an idea-as-plant metaphor?
What is an idea-as-product metaphor?
What is an idea-as-resource metaphor?
What is an insignificant-as-little metaphor?
What is an instrument-as-companion metaphor?
What is a justice-as-balance metaphor?
What is a known-as-down metaphor?
What is a labor-as-resource metaphor?
What is a less-as-down metaphor?
What is a life-as-container metaphor?
What is a life-as-gambling-game metaphor?
What is a life-as-journey metaphor?
What is a linguistic-form-as-spatial metaphor?
What is a love-as-patient metaphor?
What is a love-as-physical-force metaphor?
What is a love-as-bond metaphor?
What is a love-as-captive-animal metaphor?
What is a love-as-commodity metaphor?
What is a love-as-fire metaphor?
What is a love-as-fluid-in-container metaphor?
What is a love-as-hidden-object metaphor?
What is a love-as-insanity metaphor?
What is a love-as-journey metaphor?
What is a love-as-magic metaphor?
What is a love-as-natural-force metaphor?
What is a love-as-nutrient metaphor?
What is a love-as-opponent metaphor?
What is a love-as-rapture metaphor?
What is a love-as-unity metaphor?
What is a love-as-war metaphor?
What is a lovers-as-doves metaphor?
What is a lust-as-heat metaphor?
What is a lust-as-hunger metaphor?
What is a lust-as-insanity metaphor?
What is a lust-as-war metaphor?
What is a lustful-person-as-animal metaphor?
What is a mathematical-equality-as-balance metaphor?
What is a metaphor for activities and events?
What is a metaphor for anger?
What is a metaphor for argument?
What is a metaphor for aspects of anger?
What is a metaphor for aspects of communication?
What is a metaphor for aspects of romantic love?
What is a metaphor for aspects of sexual desire?
What is a metaphor for causation?
What is a metaphor for cause of anger?
What is a metaphor for conceit?
What is a metaphor for emotion in general?
What is a metaphor for emotions?
What is a metaphor for life?
What is a metaphor for love?
What is a metaphor for lovers?
What is a metaphor for mind?
What is a metaphor for mind and mental processes?
What is a metaphor for perception?
What is a metaphor for pride?
What is a metaphor for rational processes?
What is a metaphor for state?
What is a metaphor for time?
What is a metaphor for values?
What is a metaphor for vanity?
What is a metaphor for varieties of pride?
What is a metaphor in grammar?
What is a mind-as-brittle-object metaphor?
What is a mind-as-container metaphor?
What is a mind-as-machine metaphor?
What is a more-as-up metaphor?
What is a natural-formation-as-proud-person metaphor?
What is a nearest-as-first metaphor?
What is a nonvisual-perception-as-spatial metaphor?
What is an object-as-coming-out-of-substance metaphor?
What is a physical-state-as-entity-within-person metaphor?
What is a pride-as-a-superior metaphor?
What is a pride-as-fluid-in-container metaphor?
What is a pride-as-fluid-in-heart metaphor?
What is a pride-as-object metaphor?
What is a pride-as-person metaphor?
What is a psychology-as-balance metaphor?
What is a purpose-as-physical-goal metaphor?
What is a realized-percept-as-distal metaphor?
What is a sad-as-down metaphor?
What is a seeing-as-touching metaphor?
What is a self-esteem-as-economic-value metaphor?
What is a sexuality-as-a-physical-force metaphor?
What is a sickness-and-death-as-down metaphor?
What is a significant-as-big metaphor?
What is a soon-to-be-realized-percept-as-proximal metaphor?
What is a state-as-container metaphor?
What is a state-of-affairs-as-commodity metaphor?
What is a storm-as-angry-person metaphor?
What is a substance-as-going-into-object metaphor?
What is a theory-as-building metaphor?
What is a thinking-as-examining metaphor?
What is a time-as-moving-object metaphor?
What is a time-as-resource metaphor?
What is a time-as-stationary metaphor?
What is an unconscious-as-down metaphor?
What is an understanding-as-seeing metaphor?
What is an unknown-as-up metaphor?
What is a vanity-as-inflated-object metaphor?
What is a vanity-as-sensual-person metaphor?
What is a virtue-as-up metaphor?
What is a visual-field-as-container metaphor?
What is a vitality-as-substance metaphor?
What is a wealth-as-hidden-object metaphor?

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