The reason why I chose to read Metaphors We Live By

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The reasons for choosing to read Metaphors We Live By are mainly as follows:
1. It breaks traditional cognition and expand the boundaries of thinking. In traditional concepts, metaphors are merely rhetorical devices in language. However, this book innovatively points out that metaphors are the cornerstone of how human beings perceive the world and construct their thinking. For example, the metaphor "An argument is a war" reveals people's behavior patterns such as attacking and defending during an argument, enabling us to break through our previous narrow understanding and learn to view our daily thinking from a brand-new perspective.
2.It gains insight into the essence of language and improve expressive ability. The book lists a large number of everyday sentences to illustrate that metaphors are everywhere in language. Understanding this can enable us to skillfully use metaphors in writing to make our expressions more vivid. In communication, we can accurately identify the metaphorical meanings in others' words, avoid misunderstandings, and improve communication efficiency.
3.It interdisciplinaries integration and enrich the knowledge system. It is of great significance in the field of cognitive linguistics and has a profound impact on many disciplines such as philosophy and psychology. Reading this book can achieve the integration of interdisciplinary knowledge. For example, we can think about the relationship between metaphors and the essence of human cognition from a philosophical perspective, and broaden our own knowledge territory.
4.It plains language and low reading threshold: Although the discussed theories are abstract, the author's expression is easy to understand and does not pile up professional terms. Even ordinary readers without a professional background can easily understand the core viewpoints in the book and absorb the nourishment of knowledge.
In conclusion, I chose it not only because of the above, but also because I remembered our professor mentioned it in the class. He said that it was a meaningful book, which attracts me a lot. I will read and understand it.