Chapter published in:
Dynamism in Metaphor and Beyond
Edited by Herbert L. Colston, Teenie Matlock and Gerard J. Steen
[Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication 9] 2022
► pp. 1–10

Prologue

On the dangers of metaphoring

| University of Southern Denmark (emer.)
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.A young person’s puzzlement
  • 3.Trivialization
  • 4.Manipulating metaphors
  • 5.‘Locker room talk’ and tautologies
  • 6.Metaphors as mental instruments: Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 09 September 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/milcc.9.pro
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