# Anthropologists' metaphorical shenanigans: Or how (not) to research metaphor

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The piece argues that claims about exceptional metaphor use in Indigenous American languages require comparative evidence rather than cultural stereotypes.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 3 August 2014

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2014/08/anthropologists-metaphorical-shenanigans-or-how-not-to-research-metaphor/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 3 August 2014
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: metaphor, anthropology, research-methods, language-variation.

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