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Conceptual Metaphor

Conceptual Metaphor is a cognitive-linguistic construct that systematically maps abstract conceptual domains onto more concrete or experiential domains through implicit cross-domain correspondences, thereby structuring thought, language, and perception.

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2017–2026

268

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The Career of Metaphor.

Brian F. Bowdle, Dedre Gentner · Psychological Review · 2005 · 1.3K citations

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Metaphor in culture: universality and variation

Zoltán Kövecses · Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 1.3K citations

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The Metaphorical Structure of the Human Conceptual System

George Lakoff, Mark H. Johnson · Cognitive Science · 1980 · 1.1K citations

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Understanding Families as Systems

Martha J. Cox, Blair Paley · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2003 · 930 citations

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Models and Metaphors: Studies in Language and Philosophy.

William Sacksteder, Max Black · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 1962 · 828 citations

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Authors

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  1. RW
    Raymond W. Gibbs

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    28 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. ZK
    Zoltán Kövecses

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    18 publications · 3K citations

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  3. GJ
    Gerard J. Steen

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    16 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. GL
    George Lakoff

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    13 publications · 3.4K citations

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  5. AN
    Albert N. Katz

    Western University, Canada

    11 publications · 454 citations

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Institutions

809

  1. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    25 h-index

    36 publications

    5.2K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    15 h-index

    21 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. Eötvös Loránd University

    Budapest, Hungary

    15 h-index

    17 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    13 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    452 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    991 citations

  8. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Metaphor and Symbol

    86 publications · 5.4K citations

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  2. Cognitive Linguistics

    23 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. Metaphor and Symbolic Activity

    29 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. Review of Cognitive Linguistics

    19 publications · 680 citations

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  5. International Journal of Science Education

    IJSE · 16 publications · 666 citations

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