Time, Metaphor, and Language: A Cognitive Science Perspective

Sarah E. Duffy; Michele I. Feist

doi:10.1017/9781108150101

Across languages, time tends to be understood in terms of space. For instance, we might think of time as an unstoppable train heading towards us when we hear 'holidays are coming', or we might imagine time as a landscape that we move across as we 'approach the moment of truth'. In this pioneering book, Duffy and Feist bring together research from across disciplines to provide a more nuanced understanding of what metaphor is and how it underpins our conceptualizations of time. Illustrated with a wide range of authentic examples from natural language, the book offers a holistic understanding of metaphors for time, encompassing the varied ways in which people draw on spatial experiences, as well as the broader variety of 'human experience' on an individual level. In doing so, it highlights the importance of variation across cultures, across contexts, and across individuals for metaphoric conceptualization.

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Time, Metaphor, and Language
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A Cognitive Science Perspective
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Introduction
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2 - The Theory of Metaphor
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From Language to Cognition
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3 - Metaphor beyond Language
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Testing the Conceptual Connections
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4 - Time in Space
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Cross-Linguistic Variation and Metaphor
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5 - Conceptualizing Time through Language and Space
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6 - Bringing in the Cognizer
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7 - Time across Paradigms
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8 - Discussion
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References
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Index
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Contents

Time, Metaphor, and Language
pp i-ii

Time, Metaphor, and Language - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Figures
pp ix-ix

Tables
pp x-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-7

2 - The Theory of Metaphor
pp 8-29

3 - Metaphor beyond Language
pp 30-49

4 - Time in Space
pp 50-81

5 - Conceptualizing Time through Language and Space
pp 82-111

6 - Bringing in the Cognizer
pp 112-133

7 - Time across Paradigms
pp 134-146

8 - Discussion
pp 147-158

References
pp 159-186

Index
pp 187-190

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