Glossary of Linguistic Terms SIL language, linguistic 2021-08-05 2021-08-23 17:39:57 en Source Domain A source domain is a concept that is metaphorically used to provide the means of understanding another concept. (English) A verticality schema , as a source domain, is metaphorically applied to the concept of amount in the more-as-up and less-as-down metaphors expressed in the following sentences: Page/s: 276-277, 288 Source: [Lakoff, G. 1987] Lakoff, George. 1987.Women, fire, and dangerous things: What categories reveal about the mind. Chicago: University of Chicago. 2021-08-05 17:51:32