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conceptual metaphor
In cognitive linguistics, metaphor is defined as understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain; for example, using one person's life experience to understand a different person's experience. A conceptual domain can be any coherent organization of experience.

Definition contributed by NPicchetti about one year ago.

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NPicchetti Conceptual metaphor. Initial definition retrieved from Psychology Wiki: http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Conceptual_metaphor
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Definition contributed by NPicchetti about one year ago:
In cognitive linguistics, metaphor is defined as understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain; for example, using one person's life experience to understand a different person's experience. A conceptual domain can be any coherent organization of experience. Conceptual metaphor. Retrieved on March 29, 2011 from Psychology Wiki: http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Conceptual_metaphor

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2011-04-01 NPicchetti: NPicchetti updated the definition for conceptual metaphor. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/conceptual_metaphor]
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2011-03-29 NPicchetti: Added term conceptual metaphor to the Atlas.
2011-03-29 NPicchetti: Added definition for conceptual metaphor to the Atlas.
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