Invariance principle (linguistics)

In cognitive linguistics, the invariance principle is a simple attempt to explain similarities and differences between how an idea is understood in "ordinary" usage, and how it is understood when used as a conceptual metaphor. Kövecses (2002: 102) provides the following examples based on the semantics of the English verb to give: She gave him a book. (source language) Based on the metaphor CAUSATION IS TRANSFER we get: (a) She gave him a kiss.(b) She gave him a headache. However, the metaphor does not work in exactly the same way in each case, as seen in:

Invariance principle (linguistics)

In cognitive linguistics, the invariance principle is a simple attempt to explain similarities and differences between how an idea is understood in "ordinary" usage, and how it is understood when used as a conceptual metaphor. Kövecses (2002: 102) provides the following examples based on the semantics of the English verb to give: She gave him a book. (source language) Based on the metaphor CAUSATION IS TRANSFER we get: (a) She gave him a kiss.(b) She gave him a headache. However, the metaphor does not work in exactly the same way in each case, as seen in: