الفهرس 
The Concept of CognitionOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Metaphor was known as a rhetorical device that depends on comparisons; however, the modern use of metaphor has transformed this literary device into a linguistic device that represents thoughts and ideas. Most modern definitions of metaphor agree that metaphor is thoughts, ideas and actions. Conceptual metaphor is a type of metaphor that touches everyday language. Cognitive metaphor has three main types: 1) structural metaphors; 2) ontological metaphors; 3) and orientational metaphors. All these forms depend on the function through which the target domain is associated to the source domain in order to convey a certain thought. Culture and metaphor are related to each other as the metaphor will never be understood without considering the cultural background of the source and target domain.