Definition
A scale schema is an image schema that
- involves an increase or decrease of physical or metaphorical amount, and
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consists of any of the following:
- A closed- or open-ended progression of amount
- A position in the progression of amount
- One or more norms of amount
- A calibration of amount
Examples
- Physical amounts
- Properties in the number system
- Economic entities such as supply and dema
Sources 1
- Johnson 1987, 122–124