Conlangery #104: Spatial Metaphors for Time
Conlangery Podcast
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The Difference Between Time Moving and Ego Moving Metaphors?
Mandarin tends to rely more heavily on time moving metaphors, whereas English seems to rely more on ego moving ones. It's an interesting thing about you don't have to have just strictly one or the other. So if you were mentioning earlier, you can switch it up and have one that they tend to prefer and one that might be for certain situations.
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