I is an other

the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world

296 pages

English language

Published 2010 by Harper.

ISBN:
978-0-06-171028-5
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OCLC Number:
1001939488

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Geary's adept explication of the metaphor's role in defining perceptions analyzes how metaphors are used in advertising, scientific discoveries, economics, and politics, as well as how metaphors play in conceptual comprehension and long-term memory.

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Subjects

  • Metaphor
  • Thought and thinking
  • Language and languages
  • Rhetoric and psychology