Metaphors across Cultures

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Created by Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, Dr. Aletha Stahl, and Dr. Daniel Jones, CILMAR, Purdue University.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Articulate relationships between components of metaphor theory, such as targets and sources. 2. Analyze common underlying cultural metaphors for abstract concepts (e.g., love, friendship, time). 3. Compare and contrast metaphorical understandings of the same concepts from different cultural perspectives.