How long does it take to read Metaphors We Live By?
George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, Lakoff
Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, Lakoff takes about 4 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 265 pages, about 72,875 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of our experience, they are "metaphors we live by"--Metaphors that can shape our perceptions and actions without our ever noticing them. --from publisher description.
Subjects: Vérité, Metaphor, Metaforen, Philosophy, Taalgebruik, Langage et langues
