Tag: Metaphor
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Metaphors used in the English language
There is plenty of fish in the sea- This is a term commonly used when telling someone that there is many other options (people) available, so don’t stress about any one individual. America is the land of opportunity and this metaphor reveals that our society values opportunity and having/exploring plenty of options. Break a leg-…
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A Metaphor with Long History: Chinese Metaphor
Almost all Chinese metaphor use can reveal the long history of China. For example, This man is an iron rooster means that this man is extremely mean, because other people even can’t get a feather from him. In Chinese culture, we usually consider feather or hair as the cheapest thing, because we have countless of…
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Conceptual Metaphors
The English language is filled with conceptual metaphors. From time to love to language itself, anything and everything can be put in a different context. Here are some that English speakers may not realize they use every day: Political Personification- Uncle Sam, the embodiment of American nationalism, is a perfect example of how we personify…
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Metaphors and Values
After speaking English all of my life, not once have I thought about the fact that my first language has a heavy usage of metaphor until I read excerpts from George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s book Metaphors We Live By. I realized that I use metaphorical concepts everyday without even realizing it because the metaphorical language I…