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|name              = George Lakoff
 
|name              = George Lakoff
 
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|caption          = Professor George Lakoff
 
|caption          = Professor George Lakoff
 
|birth_date        = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1941|05|24}}
 
|birth_date        = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1941|05|24}}
 
|residence        = Berkeley, California, USA
 
|residence        = Berkeley, California, USA
|fields            = Cognitive linguistics]]</br>Cognitive science
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|fields            = Cognitive linguistics, Cognitive science
 
|workplaces        = University of California, Berkeley
 
|workplaces        = University of California, Berkeley
|alma_mater        = Indiana University
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|known_for        = Conceptual metaphor theory, Embodied cognition
|known_for        = Conceptual metaphor theory</br>Embodied cognition
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|description = George Lakoff's book 'Moral Politics' introduces the [[Strict Father]] and [[Nurturing Parent]] as a contrasting pair of fundamental metaphors that underly people's thinking, and relates this to the political agendas of the Democrat and the Republican parties.
 
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George Lakoff's book 'Moral Politics' introduces the [[Strict Father]] and [[Nurturing Parent]] as a contrasting pair of fundamental metaphors that underly people's thinking, and relates this to the political agendas of the Democrat and the Republican parties.
 
 
== See Also ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lakoff Wikipedia page]
 

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George Lakoff

Professor George Lakoff
Born May 24, 1941 (1941-05-24) (age 83)
Residence Berkeley, California, USA
Known for Conceptual metaphor theory, Embodied cognition

George Lakoff's book 'Moral Politics' introduces the Strict Father and Nurturing Parent as a contrasting pair of fundamental metaphors that underly people's thinking, and relates this to the political agendas of the Democrat and the Republican parties.

See Also



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