Even Abstract Motion Influences the Understanding of Time.
Many metaphor theorists argue that our mental experience of time is grounded in our understanding of space, including motion through space. Results from recent experiments – in which people think about motion, which in turn influences their thinking about time – support this position. Still, many qu...
| Published in: | Metaphor & Symbol Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 260 - 272 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011
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