Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse

Objectives: This activity allows students to explore the embodied nature of metaphor and its interpretative significance by using gesture and physical movement. Students also understand how, in metaphor, abstract entities are conceptualized in terms of something more concrete.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giovanelli, Marcello
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31833/