The metaphors with which we live. Johnson M., Lacoff J.

In the book of J. Lacoff and M. Johnson, “Metaphors with which we live”, the foundations of the cognitive approach to the metaphor are stated - linguistic, cognitive and cultural phenomenon. The scientific aspects of the study of this phenomenon in linguistics and philosophy are discussed, and the role of metaphor in modern society, in everyday communication between people. Particular attention is paid to the possibilities of using metaphors as a means of cognition of reality, as an instrument of organizing human experience, structuring his knowledge of reality.

The book, first released in the original language in 1980, became a bestseller in English -speaking countries and received a wide response in scientific periodicals and journalism. The book almost does not contain special terminology and will be interesting to both specialists in the field of linguistics and literary criticism, and the wide circles of readers who are interested in the functioning of the language in modern society, the problems of speech influence and the connection between language, thinking and consciousness.