Metaphor, Metonymy, the Body and the Environment: An Exploration of the Factors That Shape Emotion-Colour Associations and Their Variation across Cultures

Metaphor and Symbol 40 (4):285-290 (2025)
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People are fascinated by emotions. Love, hate, fear, regret. It’s the stuff of poetry, novels, movies and songs. Even though emotions are part and parcel of our everyday lives, most of us find it h...

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Metaphors We Live By.George Lakoff & Mark Johnson - 1980 - Ethics 93 (3):619-621.

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