Editing Conceptual metaphor (section)

==Language learning==
There is some evidence that an understanding of underlying conceptual metaphors can aid the retention of vocabulary for people learning a [[foreign language]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Boers | first1 = F | year = 2000 | title = Metaphor awareness and vocabulary retention | journal = Applied Linguistics | volume = 21 | issue = 4| pages = 553–571 | doi=10.1093/applin/21.4.553}}</ref> To improve learners' awareness of conceptual metaphor, one [[monolingual learner's dictionary]], the [[Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners|Macmillan English Dictionary]] has introduced 50 or so 'metaphor boxes'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/about/med/key-features-of-the-macmillan-english-dictionary-second-edition/#8|title=MED Second Edition - Key features &#124; Macmillan|publisher=Macmillandictionaries.com|access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref> covering the most salient Lakoffian metaphors in English.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Moon | first1 = R | year = 2004 | title = On specifying metaphor: an idea and its implementation | journal = International Journal of Lexicography | volume = 17 | issue = 2| pages = 195–222 | doi=10.1093/ijl/17.2.195}}</ref><ref>Bejoint, H. The Lexicography of English, Oxford University Press 2010: 189</ref> For example, the dictionary entry for ''conversation'' includes a box with the heading: 'A conversation is like a '''journey''', with the speakers going from one place to another', followed by vocabulary items (words and phrases) which embody this metaphorical schema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/conversation|title=conversation - definition of conversation by Macmillan Dictionary|publisher=Macmillandictionary.com|access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref> Language teaching experts are beginning to explore the relevance of conceptual metaphor to how learners learn and what teachers do in the classroom.<ref>Holme, Randal, Mind, Metaphor and Language Teaching. London: Palgrave 2004</ref>