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February 23, 2005

Lakoff and Understanding Metaphors

At this point, I think I am being ridiculous, certainly not giving uptake to the previous posts, but I would help Caleb and others lay a lot on the table so we could digest what we want when we want. George Lakoff, a cognitive linguist, has a lot to say about discourse, language choice, and frames. Here is a link to an article he wrote about conservatives and liberals. I like some of what he says, but by no means do I completely buy into it.

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