What really sets off women from men linguistically in this area is the fact that by synecdoche they are much more frequently reduced to their sex, which, on top of that, is viewed as degrading because represented metaphorically through animal terms. Secondly, even when both groups are ideologically perceived in a degrading fashion, a more dominant position and status is reserved for the males. Additional data from our sources, which we are not discussing here, suggests that this may refer to a broader phenomenon. Boggione (2000) and Guiraud (1986 [1967]) document how reference to the act of sex, genitals and sex partners may be metaphoricised in a variety of ways, by establishing links with other domains of experience, such as agriculture, war, sailing, cleaning, schooling, and cooking. Consistently, it appears that in all such metaphorical fields, the…show more content… However, fire consumes, warms, and illuminates, but can also bring pain and death; thus, its symbolic meaning varies wildly, depending upon the context of its use. It is often the symbol of inspiration, and yet it is also the predominant symbol of HELL; fire is the only one of the "FOUR ELEMENTS" that humans can produce themselves, so it bridges the connection between mortals and gods. Rituals often involve an eternal flame, and kindling a fire is equated with birth and resurrection. Can be spiritual enlightenment, sexuality - "light my fire" and fertility. Fire can also be seen as a force of purification. In a more modern context, forest fires, while looked upon as destructive and costly by modern society, are actually, from a scientific and ecological point of view quite positive as a mode of purification -- old growth that is burned away makes way for new growth to begin, and the entire ecosystem is
