Compare and Contrast Metaphors Related to Our Six Senses in English and in Other Languages: Sight, Sound, Touch, Smell, and Taste

Here are some examples of Conceptual Metaphors related to the color red: caught red handed, in the red, red alert. red-blooded American, red-eye flight, Red Cross, red herring, red-letter day, redcap, redcoat, redhead, redneck, Reds (Communists), redshirting an athlete, rouge (ladies’ makeup), Stanford Cardinal, Washington Redskins, roll out the red carpet.

Check out the attached PowerPoint about Sense Metaphors, and then discuss sense metaphors in English with Those in other languages.