Metaphor Type

Entry	Metaphor Type
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Description	Metaphors are categorized on the basis of their position in the metaphor network and their relation to other metaphors: Primary: basic, experientially-based metaphor, such as KNOWING IS SEEING Composed/complex: metaphor which composes the structure of two or more other metaphors Entailed: an entailment of another metaphor. E.g. ABILITY TO KNOW IS ABILITY TO SEE is an entailment of KNOWING IS SEEING
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