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George Lakoff

b. 1941

2 standalone books

George Philip Lakoff (born 1941) is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. He served as professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1972 until his retirement in 2016.

Born
1941

Books by George Lakoff

  1. Cover of Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things

    Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things

    1987

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  2. Cover of Metaphors We Live By

    Metaphors We Live By

    1980

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