Citations: Galinsky, Adam, Sam Glucksberg. 2000. Inhibition of the Literal: Metaphors and Idioms as Judgmental Primes. Social Cognition. (1)35-54.

In this simple set of four words, there are three distinct metaphors at work. Thus, the literal meaning of ‘literal' is to smear or spread, a fitting metaphor for the way metaphor oozes over ...

In this simple set of four words, there are three distinct metaphors at work. Thus, the literal meaning of ‘literal' is to smear or spread, a fitting metaphor for the way metaphor oozes over ...