cognitive linguistics

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Metaphor: The Art and Science of Figurative Comparison

Metaphor: The Art and Science of Figurative Comparison A metaphor is a powerful figure of speech that refers to one thing by mentioning another, creating a literary effect that invites th...

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Prototype Theory: How the Mind Categorizes the World

Prototype Theory: How the Mind Categorizes the World How do we know that a robin is a bird, but an ostrich is slightly less "bird-like"? For centuries, the Western world relied on Aristot...

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