%0 Journal Article
%T The Influence of Metaphor on Sense-impression in English
%A Shufang Cheng
%J Theory and Practice in Language Studies
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.4304/tpls.2.2.314-318
%X This paper discusses metaphor as a figure of speech first, and then talks about metaphor and synaesthesia from a cognitive perspective. In order to explain the metaphorical use of sense-impression in English, it borrows examples from some literary works. Finally, it draws the conclusion that metaphor has exerted a great influence on sense-impression in English.
%K metaphor
%K synaesthetic metaphor
%K sense-impression
%U http://ojs.academypublisher.com/index.php/tpls/article/view/6691