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19 Cards in this Set
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Metaphor
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A form of thought and language that asserts a meaningful link between two expressions from different semantic domains
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Metaphorical Subject
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The first part of a metaphor, indicates the domain of experience that needs to be clarified
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Metaphorical Predicate
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The second part of a metaphor, which suggests the familiar domain of experience that may clarify the metaphorical subject
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Metaphorical Entailments
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All the attributes of a metaphorical predicate that relate it to the culturally defined domain of experience to which it belongs
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Metonymy
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The culturally defined relationship of the parts of a semantic domain to the domain as a whole and the whole to its parts
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Key Metaphors
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Metaphors that serve as the foundation of a worldview
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World View
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An encompassing picture of reality created by members of a society
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Societal Metaphor
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A world-view metaphor whose model for the world is the social order
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Organic Metaphor
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A world-view metaphor that applies the image of the body to social structures and institutions
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Technological Metaphor
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A world-view metaphor that employs objects made by human beings as metaphorical predicates
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Computer Metaphor
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A technological metaphor that employs computers as metaphorical predicates
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Religion
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Ideas and practices that postulate reality beyond that which is immediately available to the senses
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Magic
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A set of beliefs and practices designed to control the visible or invisible world for specific purposes
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Oracles
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Invisible forces to which people address questions and whose responses they believe to be truthful
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Sycretism
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The synthesis of old religion practices with new religions introduced from outside, often by force
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Revitilization
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A conscious, deliberate, and organized attempt by some members of a society to create a more satisfying culture in a time of crisis
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Secularism
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The separation of religion and state, including a notion of secular citizenship that owes much to the notion of individual agency developed in Protestant theology
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Summarizing Symbol
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Represent a whole semantic domain and invite us to consider the various elements within it
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Elaborating Symbols
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represent only one element of a domain and invite us to place that element in its wider semantic context
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