Context and Connection in Metaphor

How do people understand metaphorical language? How do metaphors affect the way people experience their social interactions?

Do people always interpret metaphors? Does a metaphor necessarily have the same meaning for different people?

Can a commonplace metaphor affect the way people think even if they don't interpret it?

Why does it matter how people interpret metaphors? The author proposes an original communication-based theory of metaphor that answers these and other questions about metaphors and metaphorical language.