Abstract
Following the cognitive approach, this paper attempts to find out and analyzes the conceptual metaphors underlying some everyday computer terms. On the basis of analysis and discussion of the data, it has been found out that the computer metaphors so discovered have their experiential basis in human bodily experience, and in turn structure our thinking about computer and our daily interaction.
| Keywords: | metaphor; mapping; cognitive approach; computer metaphor |
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