Book contents
- Metaphors in the Mind
- Metaphors in the Mind
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 ‘I Am Trying to Climb Everest in Flip-Flops.’
- 2 ‘Would You Prefer a Pencil or an Antiseptic Wipe?’
- 3 ‘I’m Running on This Soapy Conveyor Belt with People Throwing Wet Sponges at Me.’
- 4 ‘This One Sounds Like A Bell and This One Sounds Like When You’re Dead.’
- 5 ‘I Did Not Know Where I Started and Where I Ended.’
- 6 ‘Those Cookies Tasted of Regret and Rotting Flesh.’
- 7 ‘Things Come Out of My Mouth That Shouldn’t Be There.’
- 8 ‘This Is My Body Which Will Be Given Up for You.’
- 9 ‘Malodorous Blacksmiths and Lazy Livers.’
- 10 Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index
8 - ‘This Is My Body Which Will Be Given Up for You.’
Individual Differences in Personality, Thinking Style, Political Stance and Religious Beliefs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2019
Book contents
- Metaphors in the Mind
- Metaphors in the Mind
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 ‘I Am Trying to Climb Everest in Flip-Flops.’
- 2 ‘Would You Prefer a Pencil or an Antiseptic Wipe?’
- 3 ‘I’m Running on This Soapy Conveyor Belt with People Throwing Wet Sponges at Me.’
- 4 ‘This One Sounds Like A Bell and This One Sounds Like When You’re Dead.’
- 5 ‘I Did Not Know Where I Started and Where I Ended.’
- 6 ‘Those Cookies Tasted of Regret and Rotting Flesh.’
- 7 ‘Things Come Out of My Mouth That Shouldn’t Be There.’
- 8 ‘This Is My Body Which Will Be Given Up for You.’
- 9 ‘Malodorous Blacksmiths and Lazy Livers.’
- 10 Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 8 focuses on individual differences in personality, cognitive style, political stance and religious beliefs, and looks at how they shape the ways in which people engage with embodied metaphor.
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- Metaphors in the MindSources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor, pp. 176 - 191Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019