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^{Metaphor in Dialog and Conversation} 

Key Terms: Metaphor Awareness; Metaphor in Conversation; Metaphor in Mediation; Metaphor in Conflict Resolution; Resolving Disputes; Metaphor in Conflict Management; Metaphor in Communications; Metaphor in Teaching-Learning; Metaphor in Counseling; Metaphor in Therapy; Metaphor in Coaching; 

How is "metaphor" defined?

Metaphor is where one idea is used to talk about something else...  (more)

You can approach metaphor in many ways.
What line is taken here? 

Contemporary work on conceptual metaphor...   metaphor is not just words, but a way of thinking.  (more)

Steps in learning how metaphor works in everyday life:

Target and source domains, mappings, inferences and expectations, and generic structures...  (more)

Use of metaphor with awareness:

Options for the application of metaphor competence and awareness.  (more)

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