Still more on the ‘fiscal cliff’ metaphor

Posted on December 20, 2012
Filed Under Aphorisms, metaphor, wit | 1 Comment

This time a podcast from Mike Vuolo at Slate‘s Lexicon Valley, ‘Good Is Up‘, which explores how Lakoff and Johnson’s theories illuminate the persistence of this strange economic metaphor, with contributions from yours truly. Be prepared for a thrilling rush of linguistic vertigo!

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  1. Stephen Gibbons on December 22nd, 2012 10:40 am

    Loved the podcast, disappointed not to find a commute, (audiobook) version. Im a postgrad in forensic linguistics, gonna try n bring a ‘hiding in plain sight’ metaphor approach to my nxt analysis, thanks for the inspiration !

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