WEATHER AS THE SOURCE DOMAIN FOR METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS
WEATHER AS THE SOURCE DOMAIN FOR METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS

Summary/Abstract: The structure of everyday communication reflects metaphorical thinking. People speak about the presence or absence of problems in terms of weather. Problems appear in every­day life and so does the weather topic. Bad weather often evokes sadness, therefore it can be to said to constitute a problem; similarly, good weather is often equated with cheerful mood. Thus, in view of the above analysis, weather can be seen as an im­portant experiential basis for conceptual metaphors.

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