Definition
An image schema is a mental pattern that
- recurrently provides structured understanding of various experiences, and
- is available for use in metaphor as a source domain to provide an understanding of yet other experiences.
Examples
(English)
A compulsion schema is used to provide an understanding of experiences, such as:
- a jet airplane
- geological forces moving continental plates, and
- metaphorically, the experience of peer pressure.
Kinds
More specific concepts within image schema.
Sources 1
- Johnson 1987, 2