"Metaphors We Live By"was written by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in Chicago in 1980 published by University of Chicago Press. Lakoff and Johnson's"Metaphors We Live By"(1980) is an important contribution to the study of metaphor.
We can see how metaphors exist in everyday language, even if we may not always notice. Metaphor plays an important role in vocabulary teaching. In accordance with the analysis of the fundamental theories proposed by Lakoff & Johnson (1980), this thesis provides some suggestions which help English teachers improve vocabulary teaching strategies.