Flexibility in conceptual projection constitutes one of the most challenging issues in the
embodiment and conceptual metaphor literatures. We sketch a theoretical proposal that …

Everyday linguistic expressions in many languages suggest that back and front space is
projected onto temporal concepts of past and future (as in the sentence we are years ahead …

The concept of time is elusive to direct observation, yet it pervades almost every aspect of
our daily lives. How is time represented, given that it cannot be perceived directly …

Since the proposal of conceptual metaphors as the representational means for grounding
abstract concepts in concrete sensorio-motor experiences, experimental research about this …

The present paper evaluates the claim that abstract conceptual domains are structured
through metaphorical mappings from domains grounded directly in experience. In particular …

Research in cognitive linguistics and in processing of temporal metaphors has traditionally
distinguished between Moving-Ego and Moving-Time mappings: Either the Ego is construed …

Abstract Reasoning about bedrock abstract concepts such as time, number, and valence
relies on spatial metaphor and often on multiple spatial metaphors for a single concept …

How does culture shape our concepts? Across many cultures, people conceptualize time as
if it flows along a horizontal timeline, but the direction of this implicit timeline is culture …

Previous studies have shown that past and future temporal concepts are spatially
represented (past being located to the left and future to the right in a mental time line). This …

In four studies, we examine the “LIFE IS A JOURNEY” conceptual metaphor using as data
output from semantic and episodic memory. In the first three studies output from semantic …