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Metaphors reveal a great deal about our perception, judgment, and value
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Metaphors -the Way of Understanding Language in the Information Age Metaphors reveal a great deal about our perception, judgment, and value. Metaphors can generate insights about how things are perceived in reality. A metaphor indirectly or implicitly indicates our perception and attitudes, particularly in relation to social values. Metaphor permeates our daily experiences - not only through systems of language, but also in terms of the way we think and act. The key to understanding a metaphor's effect on behavior, relationships, and how we make sense of our environment, can be found in the way humans use metaphorical language. To appreciate the affects of figurative language on the details of our daily activity, it is necessary to define the term, "metaphor" and explain its role in defining the thoughts and actions that structure our conceptual system. Metaphor is a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to...
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