RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Szwedek, Aleksander YR 2014 T1 The nature of domains and the relationships between them in metaphorization JF Review of Cognitive Linguistics. Published under the auspices of the Spanish Cognitive Linguistics Association VO 12 IS 2 SP 342 OP 374 DO https://doi.org/10.1075/rcl.12.2.04szw PB John Benjamins SN 1877-9751, AB In 2011 I proposed a new approach to metaphor analysis and typology, based on the strict distinction between the material and phenomenological worlds. I concluded that the ultimate source domain (experiential basis) is the world of physical objects. The present paper develops these ideas, presenting a more detailed analysis of each of the metaphor types. Thus, I claim that the concrete-to-concrete metaphors are based on metonymy and abstract-to-concrete on the OBJECT schema. Abstract-to-abstract metaphorization falls into two traditional types: structural and orientational metaphors. As to the former, I show that the vague expressions “more concrete domain” or “more abstract domain” can be made clearer by considering the ontological status of the component elements of the domain: the “more concrete” domain has more elements of physical ontology. Orientational metaphors have been found to be only superficially orientational, their true objective being valuation. I conclude that all these metaphor types eventually refer to the world of physical objects for their experiential basis., UL https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/rcl.12.2.04szw