Definition
An entity metaphor is an ontological metaphor in which an abstraction is represented as a concrete physical object.
Examples
(English)
In the following sentences, the mind is represented as a machine or a brittle object:
- We're still trying to grind out the solution to this equation.
- My mind just isn’t operating today.
- Her ego is very fragile.
- You have to handle him with care since his wife’s death.
Kinds
More specific concepts within entity metaphor.
Sources 1
- Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980, 25, 27–28