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2 - The Abstract Understood Figuratively, the Concrete Understood Literally, but the Concrete Understood Figuratively?
Zoltán Kövecses, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
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Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

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02 April 2020

Print publication:

23 April 2020, pp 22-33
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On the basis of the evidence in this chapter, it seems that figurativity (that is, understanding concepts by means of metaphor or metonymy) does not really distinguish concrete concepts from abstract ones. Both types of concepts (concrete and abstract) are characterized by being understood metaphorically and metonymically. As a result, we face a dilemma in accounting for the unidirectionality of metaphorical mappings in conceptual metaphors. We cannot claim that the concrete is understood in a literal way and we make use of this in comprehending and creating abstractions.