What is an end-of-path schema?

Definition
	An end-of-path schema is an image schema in which a location is understood as the termination of a prescribed path.

Example (English)
	In the following sentence, it is understood that one must traverse the hill before reaching Sam’s home, which is at the end of the path: Sam lives over the hill.

Generic
	An end-of-path schema is a kind of
	What is an image schema?

Source
	Bennett 1975 50 , cited by Lakoff, G. 1987 440–441

Context for this page:

Concept module: end-of-path schema
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): E
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)
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