The most influential and powerful theories are Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) by Lakoff & Johnson and Blending Theory (BT) by Fauconnier & Turner.

• Lakoff和Johnson的概念隐喻理论以及Fauconnier和Turner的整合理论是从认知角度研究隐喻这一概念现象的最有影响和阐释力的理论。