# Language learning in literature as a source domain for generative metaphors about anything

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2011-06-01-language-learning-in-literature-as-a-source-domain-for-generative-met

The piece uses literary depictions of language learning to propose a model of expertise that includes strategy, emotion, and social participation.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 1 June 2011

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2011/06/language-learning-in-literature-as-a-source-domain-for-generative-metaphors-about-anything/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 1 June 2011
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: language-learning, literature, education.

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