Literature Review Metaphors We Live By For most of the people, metaphor is comparing one thing with another by saying that something is something different, for example, Time is a thief . Metaphors are viewed as special devices for creating fiction; they even considered to be absolutely unnecessary in everyday life, as it said in the book Metaphors We Live by George Lakoff and Mark Jonson. There is a traditional view on metaphor. It is a linguistic phenomenon and only capable authors can create them masterfully. We can also live without metaphors because they add expression but don`t play the most important role in everyday human communication. But conceptual system we live by is metaphorical in nature. Metaphorical concepts cover our everyday life. But people usually are not well-informed about the system so metaphor is still considered as a poetic device. 1. Types of metaphors There are two types of metaphor: conc е ptual or linguistic. A conc е ptual metaphor is a...
Сообщения
- Получить ссылку
- X
- Электронная почта
- Другие приложения
The article “Is owning a dog good for your health?” written by Luisa Dillner is devoted to the discussion if dog-lovers are healthier people. First, the author draws our attention to a study of 3.4 million people that shows that having a dog causes the reduction of the risk of dying from any cause. Then she analyses the hesitation of The American Heart Association about this fact because it is observational - there are no any proofs of it; perhaps only people who are fit buy animals that need daily walks . She also emphasizes that the study shows the biggest positive impact of having a dog is on lonely people because dogs encourages them to be more active and communicative. In addition, she says that the most health benefit comes from having retrievers or pointers. In the end it was stated that it would be great if the realization of the importance of having a dog would increase.