Embodied Metaphors in Social Cognition and Communication
Abstract
A long tradition in philosophy and linguistics has treated metaphors mainly as a version of figurative language. A more recent view is that metaphors are an indispensable part of human cognition, allowing people to think about abstract and complex goals in terms of domains with which they have more concrete experience. This chapter discusses this line of research and its implications for communication, judgment, and decision-making.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Language
Metaphor
and Cognition
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Categorization
perception
and language
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 39–48
- Publication date
- 3 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter