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My brain latched onto the idea of metaphorical thought, and I just found something of interest on the subject. "Metaphors We Compute By," by John M. Lawler, is a lecture that was delivered to staff of the Informational Technology Division of the University of Michigan. I haven't read it all yet, but here's the link: