Conceptual metaphorical mapping in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Conceptual metaphors are linguistic constructions. Such a metaphor is humans’ mental representation of social rank as a pyramidal-like structure. High-ranked individuals are represented in higher positions than low-ranked individuals. We show that conceptual metaphorical mapping between social rank...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dahl, Christoph D, Adachi, Ikuma
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3798977/