“Heavy of Mouth” and “Heavy of Tongue”: Weight as a Conceptual Metaphor of Disability

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Metaphor and Symbol 34 (4):197-208 (2019)
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ABSTRACTWe suggest that disability is metaphorically represented in people’s minds as heaviness. In three studies we demonstrate the existence of a mental association between physical weight (light...

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