Time, metaphor, and language : a cognitive science perspective / Sarah E. Duffy, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Michele I. Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Time is fundamental to human experience; we live through it and, thus, seek to better understand it - often by way of metaphor. By bringing together research from across disciplines, this pioneering book explores the array of interacting factors that together give rise to our metaphoric understanding of time"-- Provided by publisher.