George Lakoff
American linguist and philosopher
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George Philip Lakoff is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. Wikipedia
Born: 1941 (age 82 years), Bayonne, NJ
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1962)
Parents: Ida Lakoff and Herman Lakoff
Spouse: Kathleen Frumkin
Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley
Research interests: Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Politics, and more
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