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Metaphoric structuring: understanding time through spatial metaphors

Cognition · 2000 · Vol. 75(1) · pp. 1–28
Lera Boroditsky
Language, Metaphor, and CognitionCategorization, perception, and languageLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisStructuringSpace (punctuation)Domain (mathematical analysis)Experiential learningPsychologyCognitive scienceSpacetimeConceptual metaphorEpistemologyCognitive psychology

MeSH terms

CognitionHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesSpace PerceptionTime PerceptionMetaphor

Funding

  • National Science Foundation
  • New Bulgarian University
  • National Institute of Mental Health
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