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oroboros commented on the word primary metaphor
Cognitive science term for an "atomic" metaphor, upon which complex metaphors have their elaboration and mapping in human reasoning. An example: "control is manipulation of physical objects"... and out of which is further mapped: "control of the the physical body", i.e., the notion self-control.
March 15, 2007