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Metaphor gained an increasing interest in cognitive research since the publication of "Metaphors we live by" (1980,) by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Studies varied over the last decades between theory and practice. There are theories that deal with the metaphor as a mechanism of thinking. Among them, there two are widely known, namely the Conceptual Metaphor Theory, which is attributed to George Lakoff and his followers, and Conceptual Blanding Theory (which is attributed to Gilles Fauconnier). Other theories, however, which emerged late, aimed at filling the gaps in these both theories. This article presents one of the theories that suggested reviewing the above-mentioned theories, namely Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Conceptual Blending Theory, which approached metaphor in thought and language. This theory adopted the Cognitive Semiotics approaches proposed by Line Brandt & Per Aage Brandt in some of their joint work. Furthermore, it seems more relevant and efficient in analyzing the metaphorical use of language in actual contexts.
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