Interaction Theory of Metaphor and Interactionist Approach to Cognition

摘要

Metaphorical cognition embodies the the general cognitive process, while the interaction theory of metaphor renders the cognitive role of metaphor. In perspective of the working mechanisms, the interaction theory and the interactionist approach to cog-nition can be examined as a whole. Following this, by reviewing and assimilating metaphorical cognition into a general cognitive process, the paradox in metaphorical cognitive studies can be tentatively clarified.