Metaphors We Live By
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Metaphors We Live By is a seminal 1980 book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson that argues metaphor fundamentally shapes human thought, language, and everyday experience.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21623388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metaphors We Live By Context triple: [George Lakoff, notableWork, Metaphors We Live By]
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How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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Words and Rules
Words and Rules is a book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores how the human mind processes language, particularly the interplay between memorized words and grammatical rules.
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C.
A Book of Human Language
A Book of Human Language is a critically acclaimed 1997 hip-hop album by Los Angeles rapper Aceyalone, known for its complex lyricism and experimental, jazz-influenced production.
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D.
“The Social Life of Language”
“The Social Life of Language” is a sociolinguistic work by Gillian Sankoff that examines how language use and change are shaped by social contexts and interactions.
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E.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metaphors We Live By Target entity description: Metaphors We Live By is a seminal 1980 book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson that argues metaphor fundamentally shapes human thought, language, and everyday experience.
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
-
B.
Words and Rules
Words and Rules is a book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores how the human mind processes language, particularly the interplay between memorized words and grammatical rules.
-
C.
A Book of Human Language
A Book of Human Language is a critically acclaimed 1997 hip-hop album by Los Angeles rapper Aceyalone, known for its complex lyricism and experimental, jazz-influenced production.
-
D.
“The Social Life of Language”
“The Social Life of Language” is a sociolinguistic work by Gillian Sankoff that examines how language use and change are shaped by social contexts and interactions.
-
E.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
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