Abstract:

 Gunner Persson labels various graphs that linguists used to indicate their linguistic theories as “Graphic Metaphor”. From his metaphorical interpretation of “semantic triangle”, the nature of language and language studies can be found. It teaches us how to treat, in a proper or metaphorical way, the graphs of different linguistic theories, such as transformational generative grammar, systemicfunctional grammar, blending theory, etc.

Key words: metaphorical models, interpretation, semantic triangle