A major revolution in the study of metaphor occurred 30 years ago with the introduction of
“conceptual metaphor theory”(CMT). Unlike previous theories of metaphor and metaphorical …

Conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) has over the past 25 years amply sought to underpin the
claim that humans' pervasive use of verbal metaphor reflects the fact that they think largely …

This chapter proposes a critical analysis of the theoretical postulates of the conceptual of
metaphor theory (CMT) and an attempt to suggest a comprehensive version of this theory …

A major insight of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) is that it added a strong, empirically
testable cognitive dimension to the study of metaphor that is capable of changing the way …

Conceptual metaphor theory (CAIT) is the dominant force in the contemporary world of
interdisciplinary metaphor studies. Over the past thirty years, scholars working within the …

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science
and the humanities. We marvel at the creative dexterity of gifted speakers and writers for …

In the past 25 years the metaphor theory worked out originally by Lakoff and Johnson (1980)
has become one of the most influential theories of metaphor. At the same time, however, the …

Despite its popularity in and outside cognitive linguistics, cognitive metaphor theory (CMT)
has received a wide range of criticisms in the past two decades. Several metaphor …

What is the appropriate conceptual structure involved in conceptual metaphors? Various
authors offer a large number of terms to discuss the issue. While domain is the most …

From the earliest writing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT; see Chapter 1, this volume)
to the present, linguistic metaphors have been the main type of evidence provided in support …