Definition
A source domain is a concept that is metaphorically used to provide the means of understanding another concept.
Examples
(English)
A verticality schema, as a source domain, is metaphorically applied to the concept of amount in the more-as-up and less-as-down metaphors expressed in the following sentences:
Kinds
More specific concepts within source domain.
Sources 1
- Lakoff, G. 1987, 276-277, 288