imposing |
Working Definition:
To frame one pattern with with one that is already available in memory and part of one's belief system. To assimilate an expereince to the pattern of a past experience. Contrasts to accommodation in transposing.
Disciplinary Definitions:
IMPOSING = Printing. To arrange (type or plates) on an imposing stone TRANSPOSING = To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange.
Comments:
See the role of emotion in identifying (imposing or transposing) in the illustration of the process of configuring 
Notes
"Prominent among these is our real-world knowledge that the traverse of a trajector through LM can involve constraints on the former and/or change to the latter. This meaning potential is activated in various ways, transposing into such notions as destruction, ordeal, achievement, survival, and so on." Lee, Cognitive Linguistics, 2004. 48)
Lakoff & Johnson write:
"THE EYES ARE CONTAINERS FOR THE EMOTIONS
I could see the fear in his eyes. His eyes were filled with anger. There was
passion in her eyes. His eyes displayed his compassion. She couldn't get
the fear out of her eyes. Love showed in his eyes. Her eyes welled with emotion.
EMOTIONAL EFFECT IS PHYSICAL CONTACT
His mother's death hit him hard. That idea bowled me over. She's a knockout.
I was struck by his sincerity. That really made an impression on me. He made
his mark on the world. I was touched by his remark. That blew me away.
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL STATES ARE ENTITIES WITHIN A PERSON
He has a pain in his shoulder. Don't give me the flu. My cold has gone from
my head to my chest. His pains went away. His depression returned. Hot tea
and honey will get rid of your cough. He could barely contain his joy. The
smile left his face. Wipe that sneer off your face, private! His fears keep
coming back. I've got to shake off this depression—it keeps hanging on.
If you've got a cold, drinking lots of tea will flush it out of your system.
There isn't a trace of cowardice in him. He hasn't got an honest bone in his
body.
" (Lakoff and Johnson, Metaphors We Live By, 1984, 50)
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source domain becomes target domain in a transposition???
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