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spatial metaphors of time: a standalone construct

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the use of spatial schemas, such as moving through space or space moving past us, to structure how people think and talk about time.

In linguistics, spatial metaphors of time refers to the use of spatial schemas, such as moving through space or space moving past us, to structure how people think and talk about time. This meaning comes from Boroditsky (2000) in Cognition.[1]

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  1. Boroditsky, L. (2000). Metaphoric structuring: understanding time through spatial metaphors. Cognition, 75(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-0277(99)00073-6

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