The only
reason for the
node is that I like the sound of the phrase,
ontological. metaphor. Since it's been
mentioned, perhaps it should also be
described.
This kind of a metaphor refers to an
abstraction treated as something
concrete. The abstraction may be an
idea,
emotion or
activity and the concrete may be a
substance,
object,
container, or
person. The distinction is
moot in ordinary
discourse, but may have some relevance in computer generated
text.
To make the
concept perfectly
clear here are some examples where the activity is treated as a
container:
- I get a lot of satisfaction out of creating writeups.
- How did NumbNuts get out of erasing that node?
- Outside of creating writeups, what else did you do?
- I put a lot of energy into creating writeups.
In addition to the container metaphor, which we have just seen, you may find, among other ontological metaphors, the following:
- entity metaphor
- substance metaphor