Response: “Metaphors We Live By” by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
Criteria Area 1: In “Metaphors We Live By” by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson explains the human connection and understanding metaphors whether it being systematical, spatial, and cultural. Processing metaphors are sometimes not just found in pretty words and books. But some people's everyday life. People experience and understand metaphors as explaining one thing in another way. Human thoughts process things to relatable terms that easier for the mind to comprehend. Creating a system of concepts to understand and project their own way of getting the idea across. As well as focusing on the idea. Cultural differences can sometimes play into differences between one person's way of using metaphors. Criteria Area 2: I agree that there is some cultural differences or social environment in understanding metaphors and reinterpretation. For example, the term Aguas is a figurative speech to watch out. If you were to actually translate th...